Jon’s Move for Custody Is Pathetic, Says Kate Gosselin

The other day, word got out in the media that Jon Gosselin, who shot to fame on TLC’s reality show “Jon and Kate Plus 8” and who’s been keeping a very low profile ever since the divorce was pronounced final, had plans of filing for full custody, together with child and spousal support. Contacted for comment, Kate’s attorney tells TMZ that the claim that she’s an “absentee mom” is a pathetic excuse for a cry for attention.

As we also informed you at the time, Jon’s plan to convince the judge that he’s the one who should have full custody of his and Kate’s children is to prove that being a contestant on Dancing With the Stars does not allow her to spend quality time with the kids. So, he should be the one to stay at home with them, while Kate should pay him a larger amount each month for both child and spousal support. The only problem is, as TMZ puts it, that Kate is not about to let this one go without a fight, as any mother would probably do.

“Kate Gosselin’s lawyer says Jon’s attempt to wrestle custody away from his client is ‘pathetic.’ Attorney Mark Momjian tells TMZ Jon’s motives are transparent, saying, ‘He’s never questioned her ability to provide for their children. He’s out of the limelight, while 23 million people are watching Kate on Dancing With the Stars’,” the aforementioned media outlet says, citing Kate’s longtime legal representative.

“Momjian finds it ironic that Kate is effectively the only breadwinner, and when she goes to Hollywood to earn a living he turns around and says she’s not in Pennsylvania caring for the kids. Momjian says the legal docs filed by Jon are ‘incoherent’ and so flawed that he fully expects the judge to throw his petition out... stat. Momjian says Jon is out for Jon, adding, ‘Do I think his motivation is the children’s best interest. Squarely no’,” TMZ further writes.

Currently, Jon Gosselin gets visitation rights and to spend time with the children on appointed dates. He also gets $20,000 a month from Kate as spousal support, after he proved that she was the one in charge of the money they made together while still appearing on the highly popular TLC reality show.