Jon Gosselin Is ‘Relieved’ Custody Battle With Kate Gosselin Is Over: The Kids ‘Can Move On’ Without the ‘Stigma’
usmagazine.comLooking forward to the future. Jon Gosselin is thrilled that his kids are becoming legal adults, ending his long custody battle with ex-wife Kate Gosselin.“I am relieved that court is over and I can focus on rebuilding my relationships with my children who now live in North Carolina and New York,” Jon, 46, exclusively told Us Weekly on Wednesday, May 3. “It’s a very freeing feeling to not have to worry about lawsuits from Kate and really opens the door for me to reach out to my other children.
I truly hope for the best.”The former Jon & Kate Plus 8 stars share eight children: twins Mady and Cara, both 22, and sextuplets Alexis, Collin, Joel, Hannah, Leah and Aaden, all 18.They tied the knot in 1999 before landing their reality show in 2007 (after two Discovery Health specials in 2005 and 2006).
Kate, now 48, filed for divorce in June 2009 after 10 years of marriage and was awarded full legal custody of the duo’s kids.
However, Hannah and Collin moved in with their father in 2018. Jon, for his part, has remained estranged from his other six children after his split from Kate.“The kids are full grown adults and unfortunately we missed those opportunities when they were growing up,” Jon told Us. “With that said, there are many events coming up like the kids’ graduations, and hopefully seeing my ex and my other children isn’t awkward but instead a new beginning.”The Philadelphia native sued Jon last year for $132,875 in child support.
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