Jenelle Evans Has Filed to Separate from Estranged Husband David Eason — Here's What We Know

If you're a fan of MTV's 16 and Pregnant and Teen Mom franchises, you're likely familiar with Jenelle Evans, who made her reality TV debut back in 2010. For years, she had cycled through a troubled crop of men, including Kieffer Delp, Gary Head, Courtland Rogers, and Nathan Griffith. In 2015, she began dating David Eason, and they got married two years later, giving viewers hope that she had found a good man.

But unfortunately, he was far from Prince Charming and in 2018 David's homophobic tweets came to light and theTeen Mom franchise fired the couple from the series. Jenelle and David continued to make headlines for several violent incidents, including a dog murder scandal.

In 2019, Jenelle wrote in a now-deleted Instagram post that she and her kids had left David and it appeared that they had broken up for good. However, legal action was never taken and they got back together. They continued to have many more ups and downs, but in 2024, it appears that they are over for good as Jenelle has filed to separate from him.

Jenelle recently submitted court documents in North Carolina signaling her intent to formally separate from Eason, per The Sun. The documents make several allegations against him in terms of reasoning for wanting to split, including reported claims of erratic behavior, substance abuse, and refusal to work, among other things.

The filing was entered into court on February 23, 2024 per the outlet, with Jenelle saying she that she Eason had officially separated on February 16, "with the intent that the separation be permanent."

The documents reportedly claimed that Eason has exhibited concerning and, at times, disturbing behavior towards her.

"In May of 2019, Defendant shot and killed the family's pet French Bulldog Nugget in front of the minor child," the documents noted of the couple's infamous dog shooting scandal, which their daughter Ensley, who is now 7, watched happen at the time.

Jenelle also claimed that after that horrific shooting, "the Columbus County Department of Child Services, DSS instituted proceedings against the parties and took into custody the aforementioned minor children."

She also alleged that Eason's daughter, Maryssa, was also taken into Department of Social Services custody during that time.

Jenelle also referenced Eason's alleged assault on her son Jace late last year.

"On or about September 28 of 2023, a report was made to medical professionals by the plaintiff's oldest minor child," Jenelle claimed in the documents. Following the incident, Eason was "subsequently charged with misdemeanor child abuse and felony assault by strangulation."

Other allegations she made against Eason include the fact that he hasn't checked in on her since they officially separated earlier in February and that he's living on their boat. She cites the fact that they have kids together yet he has allegedly gone off the radar.

While these aren't divorce documents per se, Jenelle is already asking for primary physical custody of their daughter Ensley, as well as child support. Jenelle also wants control of the family home and most of their marital assets.