The drama between Jeff Lewis and and Gage Edward continues. Gage has filed more court documents regarding custody. The lastest filing requests, attorneys fees, child support, and equal shared custody of Monroe. Most of that he has already requested. I believe this is the first time that Gage has asked for 50/50 custody. Jeff has claimed in the past, or at least hinted that he would not ask for that because it would effect his child support payments.
The big news is that Gage is asking for a name change for Monroe. He wants to change her name from Monroe Christine Lewis to Monroe Christine Edward Lewis. Jeff is not happy about this for a couple of reasons. They named Monroe together when she was born. Also, he never asked to have his last name included on the birth certificate.
About That Name Change…
But wait, there’s more! Jeff Lewis says Edward is not even Gage’s last name! It’s his middle name. He has been using “Gage Edward” as his “doing business as DBA” name for years. But it is not his actual last name. If I were the judge that would be a sticking point. However, it seems Jeff’s primary complaint about the name change is that Monroe is three years old and would have to relearn her name. Really? She is three. It will not be some sort of traumatic thing. She will not even understand it for a few years. And this poor child has a lot of things she will learn about in the future. Like Daddy says bad things about my other Daddy on the radio.
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Last month, Gage sent Jeff a cease and desist to try to get him to stop talking negatively about him on his radio show. He said in a statement,“To address the derogatory and slanderous statements being made about me would be putting my interest above our daughter’s. The situation is being exploited for attention, which is sad because that ultimately only affects our daughter later. What I will say is that there are gross mistruths in the majority of what’s been said.”
Honestly, these two really need to get it together. This been going on long enough. Too long actually. It has been over a year since they split. They need to be adults, and focus on what is best for Monroe. Something tells me that is easier for Gage to do than it is for Jeff Lewis.
The blind leading the blind…poor Monroe ~
I’m really surprised that a judge hasn’t forced Jeff to stop discussing these things on his radio show. It shows a real lack of judgement on his part to continue doing that. He’s concerned with his 3 year-old having to relearn her name but not about how, sometime in the future, this is going to affect her? It’s really sad to watch how badly that relationship has deteriorated.
I thought the judge would have told him to zip it, too. He behaves in a dreadful way.
I think it’s too late to change her name, this should have been done when she was born.
Monroe would be better off spending as much time with Gage as possible (in my opinion).
Many states make it easy to change a child’s name before they’re 7. It’s not really that difficult a process
Surely it’s only easy if both parents agree? I think if they agreed at birth, it stays regardless of their change in circumstance (and I have been in and accepted this exact scenario).
With my stepson, the judge ruled to change his last name from his mothers to his fathers when he was 3 years old as his Mom had proven in various instances that she had no interest in maintaining the paternal bond. The judge felt that by him having his fathers last name it would help maintain that bond. Took a couple of years to make sure everything was officially changed (insurance, Rx, school, dr records) and 13 years later, he has no recollection or issue and is a well adjusted 4.25 gpa student
According to Jeff, He gets paid for discussing his personal life and Gage has always known this. Gage has participated in this arrangement including the TV show, Monroe’s story including birth. He was also a co-host and participated in discussing their personal life on the radio show before he left Jeff. I personally can’t stand Gage. I believe he used Jeff, causes conflict and chaos, changing his mind, not agreeing on any of the terms or arrangements long term without racking up attorney bills. I have said this before. They need to go to court and have a judge settle this case. I do not believe they are capable of settling matters on their own. .
FWIW, I actually knew Jeff personally when we were in our twenties which admittedly was a lifetime ago. But let’s just say he hasn’t changed much. I have never met Gage so I cannot speak to his behavior. But I’d bet the farm that Jeff is the bigger problem here.
Cheryle, I agree with you. I have been sporadically listening to Jeff’s show for the last 6 months, I haven’t heard him say anything terrible about Gage. Should he speak about him at all? probably not but it’s really not more than many other celeb’s speak about their exes.
Please with the unnecessary drama. It’s sad to invest so much hate in people you don’t know and who have no interest in meeting you. The custody issues they are experiencing are nothing unusual. I just went through the system and it took almost three years to get everything resolved.
Most people take between 1/1/2 and 2 years.
To anyone who actually watched the show and didn’t just listen to Jeff cry victim on his podcast, it was obvious Gage worked his ass off 24/7 while also taking care of Monroe and taking heaps of abuse from Jeff (who was also bullying Jenny and other people at work concurrently) He sure took a lot of shit for someone who was “using” Jeff. Gage definitely got the raw end of THAT deal. I’m not into abusive men like Jeff. He’s a control freak who is pissed that Gage moved on and he no longer can manipulate and control him. It’s kind of pathetic. He doesn’t look good and only receives sympathy from the rare bird.
Again, lots of strong opinions. We all have them. Especially when it comes to Monroe. We saw her being born for fuckssake.
“It’s sad to invest so much hate in people you don’t know and who have no interest in meeting you.”
…proceeds to write a multiple paragraphs judging and speculating on the lives of people who don’t know you and have no interest in meeting you.
Uhh it’s not unusual but doesn’t make it right. Glad to see after your bickering over custody with your childs parent you still haven’t seemed to grasp how much that hurt your kid. But you’re probably too busy writing paragraphs to strangers about strangers to really care.
I think it’s more probably that they used each other. Jeff got himself a competent cute twink he wasn’t ashamed to call his boyfriend, and use in his business, and Gage got a masculine well to do mentor boyfriend who appeared to have his shit together in business, and probably emotionally as well when they were courting.
That said Jeff needs to stop trashing Gage, and Gage needs to drop the request for the name change, it’s really pushing it to request a name change for a child for a name that isn’t your own last name.
When one person cheats and I don’t care if the other was being an ass, it doesn’t usually lead to a mutual agreement on anything.
Gage was cheating and left without the adult type conversations. Couples that superstar well usually don’t cheat, they might discuss they are unhappy or whatever the cra they say. They might try therapy together. Cheaters really should be fined something but they are not.
OOOS “supstar well” edit out
= mature adults
I listen semi regularly. He mentions this stuff, but he really isn’t as harsh on Gage as he was initially. Things are really working out with Scott, the new boyfriend. (Megan really likes the new boyfriend).
Some of the shit isn’t even really about Gage – like Jeff’s sister in law was on, and she has a little girl named Pepper. Pepper is a spitfire who was aptly named.
She apparently loudly asked if Uncle Gage had died. It was funny. But it wasn’t derogatory to Gage really. Just this kid’s assumption and trying to figure shit out. Gage got pissed and sent one of those emails. (The radio station had cut part of that story into the ad for Jeff’s show. Jeff doesn’t control that.)
With the custody thing – I’m surprised. Gage isn’t always availing himself of the time NOW apparently. I would think the judge would also consider that. Jeff wanted to go to New York next month – he can do the radio show from there, so doesn’t need to miss anything, and the booker tries to get people on that Jeff wouldn’t normally get. Jeff wanted to take Monroe (She loves New York)
The current agreement is that neither parent can take Monroe out of state without permission. Jeff texted Gage and asked if he could take her (and it might have meant tweaking the visitation schedule.) Gage won’t give him a straight answer, even when he apparently wanted to adjust the custody that same week so he could be the dad on the field trip at preschool (and was before Jeff wanted to leave for NYC)
My thoughts? Jeff has said he was happy with the temporary custody arrangement and would be happy to just set that up. That he was willing to give Gage random extra time if he asked or if there was a special trip, etc.
My thoughts? I think Gage is dragging this out because he is, down deep, upset that Jeff has moved on. Gage was the one who left, immediately got a boyfriend (probably had him before he moved out) and now Gage is single (at least the homewrecker is no longer around) and Jeff is dating this handsome guy who has his own money.
Should have read this before I responded to Cheryle. You wrote it better.
Thank you, but having someone agree is nice!
My thoughts and likely the judge? It’s NOBODY’S freaking business except for Gage and Jeff. The fact that you are, as a complete stranger to this child, privy to all these one-sided private details is extremely distrubing and wrong on so many levels. The fact you don’t see that is puzzling to me. I believe the judge already warned Jeff once about sharing these personal details about his daughter’s custody.
It’s most important not to loose sight that this is all about MONROE and not about JEFF. Unfortunately, as a narcissist, Jeff has to make every little thing about him and he likely sees Monroe as an extention of himself. I’m glad Gage is in there fighting for his 50%. He’s no mental giant but Jeff has some serious mental health issues and that kid needs some balance from her Dad’s intensity.
You seem pretty into it as well. Just on a different side than Erica…IJS 🙂
At least I’m not being an armchair psychologist and diagnosing Jeff based on a reality show that has focused on one aspect of Jeff’s personality. (The former showrunner has even been on the show and talked about that… the showrunner that Jeff liked. There was one for a couple of years he didn’t, because the guy would put the talking head interviews and match them up with shit that happened a few months apart)
I’m stunned that you would be surprised that anyone on here would be “invested” in any of the people T blogs about. They are almost ALL shows were we have witnessed personal things, many of them children. We’ve watched the Guidice children as their family fell apart.
You should listen to Jeff’s show before making judgements about how he sees his daughter. Remember how Jeff was with his animals? How excellent he was even to those with behavioral issues? Multiply that 10x. Oh, and I’m going by what the others are saying about him and what he brings up that he does wrong in terms of her discipline, etc. (He’s a softy, but he’s learning to hold his ground w/ her)
I don’t t think Jeff is a narcissist . A pain in the a** for sure,
But my father is a true narcissistic . Jeff does admit to his faults. Narcissist do not do that aka Jax Taylor. Just my opinion.
Very well written…I agree with everything. Also, I feel like Gage is filing things left and right because Jeff will ultimately pay some, if not all, of his legal fees.
I adore Jeff & think he is funny as hell. But let’s face it, he is a control freak. Having to share custody with a control freak would be a nightmare. At the time of Monroe’s birth, I’m sure Gage assumed he would be a Lewis eventually too. The judge should shut him down discussing their custody. Jeff is a smart guy – he can come up with plenty of topics with talking about Gage.
Don’t hate on me please as I am not that knowledgeable about custody issues, if Gage gets 50/50 why would he get child support?
Why would anyone hate on you? I think, not sure, if he gets 50/50 then no child support b’c it’s equal time spent with Monroe. I have no idea. I am just guessing, someone find Christi the answer…
I’m in Australia, so the rules may be different. Here, let’s say… one person makes $100,000 and one makes $30,000. The child support will be based on the difference between their pays. One of the reasons for this is that quite often, the person that has been the main caregiver will not have advanced their career as much as the person who kept working.
It’s the same here. But that happens with spousal support and probably child support too.
Every state is different here actually i live in Texas and it’s different here for child support
I like Jeff, so there, I said it. I think he is funny, controlling, obsessive, but I don’t think he is vindictive.
I think they’re both acting ridiculous, name change to a name that isn’t real. So stupid.
I wish they could just agree to something and stick to it, move on and enjoy Monroe.
I don’t listen to Jeff’s podcast, but I could see it being funny that the little girl thought Gage was dead. I mean, he’s gone! Poof! It’s dark humor, Jeff has it, I have it. Lighten up Gage.
This is a question not a comment. Isn’t Jeff the biological father? If so, does that change anything in custody?
Yes he is, and no it doesn’t. They are both listed on the birth certificate.
And to his credit, the one time I heard someone call in and start in on that (like why can’t you get 100% custody… she’s actually yours), Jeff shut that shit down quickly.
How about Gage stand on his own two feet and support his daughter, it’s not Jeff’s fault that Gage makes less money. Maybe get a better job or a second job like millions of Americans do everyday. I would have much more empathy for him and this situation if it wasn’t ALWAYS about money.
Totally agree.
Hopefully you feel the same way for all the moms who don’t allow dads to see their kids because of child support
Visitation and child support are two separate things. A noncustodial parent is not paying to see their kid. Kids have to eat and be clothed no matter what.
If you can’t afford to have the child full time, give the other parent more visitation. 50/50 with no child support is how it needs to be anyway.
Again, they are two separate things. If physical custody is 50/50, there may still be child support payments from one parent to the other. The child deserves to benefit from the parents’ combined incomes as if they were still one household. The laws reflect this.
I adore Jeff. He’s funny and smart and tells his truth. Not everyone can take that. He takes excellent care of his pets, and he took excellent care of his grandmother, and I have no doubt that he is totally dedicated to Monroe. I think he is aware of his personality challenges, and tries hard to be his best for Monroe.
That said, he needs to stop discussing custody issues and Gage on his show. This helps no one! And he has to learn to help Gage be a more involved parent. The hardest thing you’ll ever do in your life! You have to help someone who betrayed you and who you don’t ever want to see again be the best parent he can be to your child! Yes, really! Work out the visitation, work out the money. Be generous and forgiving. Drop off and pick up if need be. For Monroe. So she is as bonded and connected to both of her parents as she can be. They brought a child into this world, and they owe this to her.
This is the common sense solution to all of their issues.
Unfortunately, Jeff went right back on the radio and discussed the filing again the very next day. That benefits no one and we don’t need all the details. They are both too stubborn to give the other an inch.