Teen Mom Amber Portwood's son James, 4, officially moves into grandma's $5M LA mansion after star lo

May 2024 · 4 minute read

TEEN Mom Amber Portwood's son James, 4, has officially moved into his grandmother's $5 million Los Angeles mansion after the star lost custody to her ex-Andrew Glennon, court documents show. 

The U.S. Sun can exclusively reveal that a new court filing confirms that Andrew, 38, is officially living away from Amber in Indiana and that he and their son James now reside at his mother's $5 million estate in Malibu.

After a long and brutal custody battle between the Teen Mom star and her ex, an Indiana judge granted Andrew sole custody of James in July and granted his petition to re-locate with the four-year-old to California.  

In the new filing, obtained exclusively by The Sun from a California court, Andrew is now listed as living at his mother's estate with the document also asserting: "On information and belief, venue lies properly with this court because Defendant resides in this judicial district at the time this action is commenced." 

The U.S. Sun exclusively reported that Amber had lost custody of James and that Andrew would be allowed to relocate. 

THE ESTATE 

Andrew and James have moved more than 2,000 miles away from Amber's home in Indiana in recent months.  

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The custody judge granted Andrew's petition to move with James to his mother's estate, which sits on an expansive three acres of land.  

The property, which provides plenty of room to roam for the little one, features a massive pool, a spa and a guest house. 

The home itself has five bedrooms and five bathrooms.  

Andrew previously told the court his sister and fiancé are living in the guest house, so there is more family around to lend support to James and the single dad. 

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Andrew's mother, Charmaine Witus, also testified in court that James would be set up with his own bedroom in the event that her son be granted permission to move. 

RULING AGAINST AMBER  

In the ruling, the custody judge wrote that several factors weighed into her decision to award Andrew sole custody over him and Amber's son James.  

The judge zeroed in on Teen Mom star's latest book titled So You’re Crazy, Too? which was released just weeks before her and Andrew's final custody hearings.   

In the judgment, she wrote that in the book Amber "discusses her significant history of substance abuse, her history of domestic violence, her volatile attitude and propensity for aggression, her extensive mental health issues, her belief that the in-patient facility she attended for anger management should have instead been for drug use.  

"Her fear she will never have overnight parenting time with her son, that she finds herself canceling on her son more often than she would like, and the idea of getting off probation soon concerns her because she will be unwatched and unchecked," the judge concluded regarding her concerns about issues Amber addressed in her book.  

Additionally, the judge mentioned the Teen Mom OG star's outbursts in the final stages of the case, which transpired earlier this year.  

"Mother was often emotional during the deposition and had to leave the room on several occasions."   

She also factored in Amber's behavior during the final hearing dates, which were in early March, and wrote in the judgment that "Mother demonstrated difficulty regulating her emotions at different points while testifying."   

SPEAKING OUT   

On Instagram, the MTV star responded to the ruling by sharing a white square with black text on it.   

statement was written on the post, which read: "I'm devastated and heartbroken by this outcome.  

"I've worked so hard to better myself and improve my relationship with my children."   

In addition to James, Amber has a daughter Leah, 13, whom she shares with ex-fiancé Gary Shirley.   

Amber's statement continued: "While I've always been candid about my past substance abuse and issues with mental health, a person should have a chance to redeem themselves and not be tethered to their issues from the past."  

NASTY FIGHT    

In audio previously obtained by The Sun, Andrew revealed his plan in his petition to the court to relocate their son away from Amber in Indiana to his home state where he and James would live with his mother, Charmaine Witus, as they get settled into California.     

He currently lives with their son in a home Amber owns in Indiana, while she is living in a rental nearby.    

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HOW IT STARTED    

The reality star has been embroiled in a heated custody battle with her ex Andrew over their toddler son for years.    

Andrew was first granted primary physical custody of James after Amber was arrested for domestic violence against her then-boyfriend in July 2019.   

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