It can’t be easy travelling with eight children under the age of 10 but Kate Gosselin is managing to take her brood around Australia without any trouble. However, it wasn’t so easy getting here.
Before their trip Kate’s ex-husband Jon Gosselin tried to prevent his children from leaving the US over the New Year by taking her to court, Radar Online reported.
Following a secret closed-door hearing at Berks County Court in Pennsylvania earlier this month, a judge dismissed Jon’s request because the trip is work related and involved filming new episodes of the family’s reality TV show Kate Plus Eight.
“Kate told Jon about the trip, and when he did not agree it was decided that the judge should intervene and the ruling went in her favour,” an unnamed source told Radar Online.
“It was another slap in the face for Jon because he did not want the kids to go to Australia.”
Kate and her children, including 10-year-old twins Cara and Maddy and six-year-old sextuplets Aaden, Alexis, Collin, Hannah, Joel and Leah have been in Australia since late December.
They spent New Year’s Eve on Sydney Harbour, have visited Adelaide and touched down in Brisbane on Tuesday.
“Jon is trying to put a brave face on it and has explained the situation to his own family and friends, but obviously not being with his kids for the new year is a big disappointment for him,” the source said.
“But they all respect him for trying to stand up to Kate and for fighting for what he thinks is right for his kids too.”
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