Ryan EdwardsandMackenzie Standifer’s divorcecontinues to rage on. The couple were together onTeen Momand share two children, Jagger and Stella, together. Edwards previously was famous for his role on16 and Pregnantwhere he andMaci Bookouthad a child named Bentley together in high school. While onTeen Mom,Edwards struggled with addiction issues and even spent time in jailbefore fixing his life and rebuilding his relationship with his children before meetingAmanda Conner. Now, as he is divorcing Standifer, hisrelationship with Conner is delaying their divorce(anddelaying his marriage to Conner).
Conner is currently pregnant with Edwards' baby and the two got engaged but during mediation for his divorce from Standifer, the issue with Conner came up.Standifer did not want Conner near her childrenandStandifer even went as far asto say that Conner and Edwards were doing drugs together. Both Edwards and Conner denied these claims, Edwards having to submit to drug testing as part of his release and Conner finally getting custody of her son back after having lost it because of her drug use.After their mediation failed,the result was that Conner and Edwards will seemingly not get married prior to Conner’s February due date.
According to aninsider who spoke withThe Sun, the issue for the delaycame down to Edwardsnot doing what Standifer wanted in order to introduce the children to Conner. Edwards wanted to do whatever he wanted to and have them at his house with him and Conner andStandifer wanted a slower process.
It Came Down to Ryan Edwards and Mackenzie Standifer Disagreeing On the Kids
According to the insider,Standifer wasn’t against Conner meeting their children.She wanted it to be a “slow transition"between them and wanted to see Edwards working on their new agreement for a whilebefore they met Conner.“Mackenzie wanted a slow transition for Amanda to meet their children,” the source said. “She wanted Ryan to exercise his parenting rights with their new agreement for four months and then slowly introduce the kids to Amanda. But Ryan wanted to have the children meet her immediately.”
Another issue with this came with the overnight visits. Currently,Edwards' children are allowed to stay over at his parents' house when he has them and Edwards is allowed to stay over with them. He does not stay, the source claimed. “The judge gives him overnight and he doesn’t do it,” the source said. “Mackenzie wanted to see how one night supervised with the children would go, but he hasn’t participated in a single overnight visit.” The source then went on to say that this will delay the divorce and delay Edwards and Conner getting married. “They won’t be divorced by the time the baby comes in February. If Ryan wanted it to be over, it would be over.”
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