Jon Gosselinsays he has been awarded temporary sole custody of his teenage sonCollin.
For over two years, Collin has been living away from his family in a program for children with special needs. Jon’s ex-wifeKate Gosselinpreviously told PEOPLE that shemade the difficult decision to enroll her son in the programin order to help him reach his full potential.
When Collin leaves the program later this year, he will live with Jon.
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PEOPLE confirmed in November that Jon and his attorney submitted papers to a Pennsylvania court on Oct. 24 requesting that Collin live with him, a decision he claims would be in Collin’s “best interest.” In November, Kate and her lawyer reportedly did not show up to court after her request to postpone the hearing was denied.
Reps for Jon and Kate have not responded to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
Collin is one of Jon and Kate’s 14-year-oldsextuplets— along with Alexis, Leah, Hannah, Joel and Aaden. The exes also share18-year-old twins Mady and Cara.
At the WE tv event, Jon also said Hannah lives with him “full time.”
“Hannah lives with me full time, and then Collin,” he said. “Leah, Alexis, Joel and Aaden, they’re with their mom, and then the twins are 18, so they’re adults.”
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And while Jon said his relationship with Collin and Hannah is strong, he’s not in communication with his other children.
“The other four aren’t talking to me, but they’re talking to Hannah,” he said. “It’s what the kids want to do. If they don’t want to talk to me, that’s fine, as long as they keep up with their sibling connections.”
He also doesn’t communicate with Kate: “It’s too much right now,” he said.
Though hewished them a happy birthday via Instagramin October, Jon remains estranged from the twins. In 2016, Mady and Cara told PEOPLE that theyweren’t speaking to their father, who had given interviews to some media outlets about their strained relationship.
“He doesn’t even know us,” she added. “How can he dare to talk about us?”
source: people.com
