The fiancée of the late Aaron Carter, Melanie Martin, has reportedly been granted custody of their son.
13-month-old Prince Lyric had been within the care of Martin’s mom since September, due to what Carter had stated had been issues about home violence and drug use. The singer had even checked into rehab, the place he was additionally taking parenting lessons, due to his worries.
“This shall be my fifth time in rehabilitation,” Carter instructed The Solar on the time. “I have not had any relapses it is simply triggers are massive proper now for me. I need my son again.” He added that being a guardian was “a very powerful factor” to him.
TMZ reported Thursday that, in accordance with a consultant for Martin, a Los Angeles courtroom dominated that Martin is now match to take care of Prince. Martin later confirmed it herself.
“I’m enthusiastic about getting custody of our son,” she instructed Folks. “Aaron took it actually arduous when our son acquired taken away. I do know Aaron would have been ecstatic. This victory is in his honor. I solely want Aaron might be right here to share this second with me.”
Carter, 34, was discovered useless Nov. 5 at his house in Lancaster, Calif. Whereas it was reported that police discovered compressed air canisters and drugs in Carter’s bed room, his official reason for dying has not but been decided, pending toxicology check outcomes.
In an interview final month with Yahoo Leisure, Carter’s buddy and supervisor Taylor Helgeson dismissed Martin’s declare that he had enabled the singer, and he additionally responded to followers’ criticisms that he had not executed sufficient to guard his consumer.
“We all know what we tried. We all know what we did. I sleep straightforward at evening realizing I attempted my finest for my buddy till he died,” Helgeson stated. “And if it was a cartoon and we might have tied him to the bottom and dragged him to the remedy heart, then we might’ve executed that. However it’s not, it is actual life. And there is a helplessness that comes with watching someone undergo dependancy.”
