Custody War! Amber Demands Andrew Be Held In Contempt For Allegedly Denying Her Visits With Son
Nov. 7 2019, Updated 8:34 p.m. ET
Amber Portwood and her ex-boyfriend Andrew Glennon agreed to a custody order after their nasty battle over 1-year-old son James – but the war is far from over. RadarOnline.com can exclusively reveal the Teen Mom OG star is demanding Glennon be held in contempt of court for refusing to exchange their son during her scheduled visits.
In court papers filed in Marion Circuit Court, Portwood, 29, filed an Information and Verified Motion for Rule to Show Cause on Wednesday, November 6.
In the filing, she claimed Glennon, 35, has “denied Mother all parenting time since October 22, 2019” in violation of their mediated agreement.
“On October 23, 2019, the undersigned counsel contacted counsel for Father requesting to confirm times for parenting time exchanges and no response was provided,” the court papers read. “Father’s failure to communicate or schedule parenting time is Violation of Paragraph 1(c) of the Mediated Agreement.”
Then on October 25, 2019, Glennon was contacted again to coordinate parenting time exchanges, but no response was provided.
Although Portwood was to have holiday parenting time on Halloween, Glennon “failed to communicate with Mother in person or through counsel to allow Mother to exercise her holiday parenting time.”
Because of the no-contact order in place, the two are only allowed to communicate through the Our Family Wizard app regarding parenting time exchanges.
“Father has failed to open or view his account,” the court papers claim. Portwood provided a screenshot of her account to verify that he has never viewed or set up the account.
She then claimed that per the Indiana Parenting Time Guidelines, the parties are to avoid speaking negatively about each other in the presence of their child.
“Upon information and belief, Father recorded Mother Without Mother’s consent or knowledge and released, or allowed family members to release, Video footage of Mother to be broadcast on YouTube,” she claimed. “On or about October 31, 2019, Father recorded statement and released this statement to be publicly broadcast on YouTube, in Which Father made negative statements about Mother. Father’s actions in releasing, or allowing the release of, videos and statements to be publicly broadcast online is violation.”
She is asking Glennon “be held in contempt of court for his willful violation of the Court’s orders.”
“Mother respectfully requests that this Court issue Rule to Show Cause and order Father to appear to answer as to why Father shall not be held in contempt for his failure to abide by the terms of this Court’s Orders,” the court papers read.
She is also asking to have the parenting time that she missed with her son. She is also requesting Glennon pay her attorney fees.
Before Portwood’s filing, Glennon filed a Request for Striking Panel on Tuesday, November 5. He claimed the parties were ordered to choose a parenting coordinator by October 16, 2019.
“Petitioner notifies the Court that the parties are unable to agree on a parenting coordinator and requests a striking panel to facilitate same,” the request read.
A judge approved the request.
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Arrest
As RadarOnline.com readers know, the legal drama started when Portwood was arrested on July 5, 2019 for domestic violence against Glennon. She was charged with domestic battery, a felony count of criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon and a felony count of domestic battery.
No Contact
Following the incident, Glennon and their son were granted no-contact orders. James’ no-contact order was lifted weeks after to allow for supervised visits, while Glennon’s remains in place today.
Custody Filing
The baby daddy also filed for sole legal and primary custody of their son. The court papers read, “Father believes Mother is currently unable to provide a safe, stable and secure environment for James on an ongoing basis due to her frequent refusal and/or failure to take medicines prescribed to treat her mental-health conditions, among other concerns.”
More Custody Drama
He then filed papers to relocate the 1-year-old to California, where Glennon resided before entering in a relationship with Portwood. She responded by asking a judge to dismiss his relocation request.
Custody Agreement
On Thursday, October 31, a judge accepted her plea deal in the domestic violence case. The court also accepted a Mediated Agreement with regards to custody on October 23, 2019.
Custody Rules
As part of the order, Glennon will have primary custody of James. The two are to share joint legal custody. She is able to have three unsupervised visits with James per week. They are to communicate through Our Family Wizard only.
No-Contact Order Violation
But the drama doesn’t end there, RadarOnline.com can exclusively reveal Portwood was accused of violating the no-contact order against Glennon on August 7th, 2019. Authorities responded to take a harassment report, which RadarOnline.com has obtained.
Not In Trouble
A source told RadarOnline.com the report was over an Instagram Live video where Portwood discussed the case. According to the insider, the Instagram Live was not considered a violation of the order.
Plea Deal Details
As for her domestic violence plea deal, Count 2, which is criminal recklessness committed with a deadly weapon and Count 3, which is domestic battery committed in the presence of a child less than 16 years old, were dismissed. For the fourth count of Intimidation, she was sentenced to 910 days in county jail with 906 days suspended. Because of credit days earned, she will get no jail time.
Probation
She is on probation for 906 days. She is ordered to complete parenting classes and 26 weeks of Batterers’ Intervention Program.
Drug/Alcohol Watch
The MTV star must also submit to random urine and/or breath testing. The testing will be done at the request of the probation officer at a minimum of one time per month. She is ordered to pay $1,285 in court costs and fees.
Blowout Fight
RadarOnline.com has reported extensively on the details from the life-changing July 5 night. The fight started when the two fought while in traffic. She allegedly accused him of dropping the ball on their July 4th plans.
Abuse Allegations
When they returned home, she allegedly hit him with a shoe. He left to allow Portwood to cool off, but when Glennon returned home with their child, she charged at him like she was “going to hit him.”
Drug Claims
According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause obtained by RadarOnline.com, Portwood “went to her drawer and took a handful of Klonopin and tossed it back like it was nothing. When he threatened to call the police, she “regurgitated the pills.”
So Scary
Glennon locked himself and their son in a room when she allegedly picked up a machete. “She hit the door with the machete and kicked the door and broke the handle,” the report claimed. He then texted 911 for help.
Amber’s Side
Portwood denied the pills and machete incident, but admitted to hitting Glennon with a shoe while he held their 1-year-old. She claimed she became upset when Glennon recorded her “yelling.”