We were all shocked and somewhat horrified to learn that Nicole Polizzi,
aka Snookie, the 4’10” binge drinking, no underwear wearing star
of Jersey Shore, was having a child with on-again, off-again boyfriend,
Jionni LaValle. Now, it appears there’s a second Shore baby.
Fist pumping resident DJ, Pauly D, is apparently a baby-daddy. According
to TMZ online, in the summer of 2012, the Las Vegas DJ impregnated Amanda
Market, 25, one night after partying at the Rehab pool party at the Hard
Rock Hotel.
And while I’m sure we’d all love to see a Jersey Shore: Second
Generation spinoff, this story is nevertheless troubling given the parties
apparent hatred for one another.
Earlier this week, Pauly D told TMZ that he was “proud [he’s]
a father” and is “excited to embark on this new part of [his]
life.”
But the good news ends there… Pauly D is now claiming that Market is
unfit to be a mother, pointing to her former employment at Hooters and
the fact that she is only 25 and is already a second-time mother. Apparently,
the jet setting DJ, famous for his partying ways and for coining the term
“grenade” to refer to unattractive women, thinks he will be
the better parent and role model to his young daughter.
TMZ now reports that both parties have filed court documents; Market is
seeking child support, while Pauly is seeking full legal custody of the
child that he’s never met.
So far, however, the parties can’t even decide on the appropriate jurisdiction.
While Market is a resident of New Jersey, Pauly D currently resides in
Nevada. The Jersey star is now claiming that it is inconvenient for him
to travel to Jersey every time there is a court appearance (although one
might assume it would be equally inconvenient for Market to travel to
Nevada). Some are speculating, however, that the reason for the contentious
battle over jurisdiction may be more complex. Apparently, there is a presumption
that parties share joint custody in Nevada, whereas no such presumption
exists in New Jersey.
And Mr. D doesn’t even seemed bothered by the fact that the child support
order would likely be higher if he were to be awarded joint custody in
Nevada. According to sources, the new father is more preoccupied with
getting custody than paying support.
In Ontario, the jurisdiction of the court is decided by the “habitual
residence” of the child. s. 22 of the
Children’s Law Reform Act (CLRA) establishes two alternate bases whereby an Ontario court may be found
to have jurisdiction to make an order in respect of custody or access.
First,) the child is “habitually resident” in Ontario. Second,
the child is in Ontario, there is substantial evidence concerning the
best interest of the child in Ontario, and there are no outstanding applications
where the child is habitually resident or foreign orders. , The child
has a real and substantial connection with Ontario, and the balance of
convenience favours Ontario.
While the laws regarding jurisdiction are undoubtedly different in the
United States, the fact that the child has only lived with Market in New
Jersey thus far, means that New Jersey likely has jurisdiction in this matter.