'Raising Sextuplets' Parents Have Split Up

By PopEater Staff Posted Sep 28th 2010 04:40PM

Jennifer Masche, whose children are the subject of WE's 'Raising Sextuplets,' filed for legal separation from her husband, Bryan, earlier this month after his arrest for domestic violence in Arizona. Masche is seeking sole custody of the couple's children.

According to court records, Masche filed the petition days after Bryan was arrested at her father's home in Cape Verde on Sept. 11 after the pair fought over where to take the children on a trip. In 911 calls, Jennifer's father made comments that hinted the couple was already nearing separation.

When asked whether Masche had become physical with Jenny, the father-in-law said no, but that "she doesn't want him to leave because if he takes three and then he files [for separation], then she's got three kids here and three kids there and then all of a sudden it becomes a bargaining tool."

Court records filed earlier this month in Yavapai County show she is seeking primary custody of the children, who were born in June 2007, with reasonable visitation rights for their father.

Back in 2009, Bryan and Jenny admitted that raising six young children was difficult and caused tension between them. "We have totally brutal fights," Jenny told PEOPLE.

The couple were a "work in progress" and hoped to resolve their marital problems. "When you understand that there's no way out of marriage, that forces you to work on your marriage. If we're going to be stuck with each other for the next 80 years, we better make it good," Bryan added.

'Raising Sextuplets' just completed its second season on WE.

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Tuesday 28 September

By Apostate

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WE = wilful exploitation

By PB

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sounds like she had been talking to Kate plus 8 I hope she isnt as Nasty they have kids involved too.Sometimes all the show focuses on is the wife.He is a human too!!!!

By lynn

Yes he is a HUMAN MORON!!!!

By NY

I know Jon was but not this guy. He is verbal abuser like Kate.

well since he quit that good paying job he had in arizona looks like we the citizens will be taking care of those kids. She might as well move back with her family because for sure she needs help raising them.

I hope any future morons who consider haveing this many kids at one time a blessing, will think twice before doing something this stupid.

Wednesday 29 September

By chantilly

The problem is not the # of children, it's the fact that he isn't a suitable parent even if there was one child. He's arrogant and it scared me when he decided to take his family so far away from all the help they had, she quit her job, he quit his - this is typical of wife-abusers. Not necessarily physical, but verbal. She needs to get away from him - He's a real "baby" and will never grow up. I'm also not fond of the way he man-handles the children - grabbing by arms, etc. She needs to stop blaming herself and wake up.

By Rick

The fastest way to ruin or end your life is to sell out and go on a reality show. Whos next to screw up their lives for a few bucks

By Tina

The few times I did watch, he was so nasty and short tempered with her and the kids... He needs therapy, NOW... As for her and the kids, moving back to AZ would be the best. They have grandparents that would help them I'm sure... I really feel sorry for Jenny and the kids, but in the long run, I think she is doing what is best for all of them, including her husband..

By Canadarms

People like this make me sick!

The rest of us put up with 2 kids and struggle to keep a family together, and these two morons get to have 6 and then can't be bothered to make an effort to stay together to raise their spawn!

Hello!! Maybe you shouldn 't have popped out 6 sprogs you selfish people.

By georgettec28

Other than Octomom, no one purposely has large multiples. That said, some people have areal problem with birth reduction. Who am I, or for that matter anyone, to tell them to do a reduction? Families like this minimally require emotional support.

By sabrina

georgettec28, actually anyone that willingly implants 6 embryos in them is purposefully entering into the possibility that they will have six kids...Its not about reduction, I understand that would be difficult, Its about NOT implanting that many embryos to begin with! If you cant handle six kids at one time (which most people cannot) then dont implant that many. Its simple really. I was thinking about IVF and if I were to ever do it I would not implant more than 4 so that if they all take I can handle it without ruining my life in the process.

By Iamme

How were they to know that they would get pregnant with six kids? Nobody would want this to happen but the reality is that sometimes it does. Should they have had the pregnancy reduced? That is a decision that only the parents can make and I respect them for at least trying to do the right thing and raise their children. I think if a couple is not ment to be then they would have gotten a divorce regardless to whether they had one child or ten children.

By Jenea

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This is to the person that spoke about her doing IVF-

She did not do IVF. She did IUI. interuterine insemination. The did not implant the fertilized eggs. She had mature eggs and they inseminated his sperm and were hoping that it would take. Apparently 6 took. IUI is alot more riskier for multiples than IVF.

By Judy

I don't know why they keep saying divorce is not an option. Of course it is if you can't get along. Look at the Gosselins.
Brian is unstable and Jenny was a doormat. Looking at both extended families you can see where their personalities were formed. Whenever I saw the show the kids were screaming and running around a clear symptom of way too much stress in the household. God bless the little ones.

By syl

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So to this you add a bunch of kids???? Why do unstable people keep having broods like this? Fertility drugs and invitro multiple embryos, you should KNOW there is a very good chance of many babies. If you are not willing to abort some of them, you shouldn't have this done! Then marriages break up because of the 'stress' of all these kids. So much for marriage only between a man and a woman - what difference does it make when they end up as single parents anyway?????

By metrorun3

Reminds me of my brother-in-law and Oh how they lie with therapy. They will never ever change. She should run like I have been trying to tell my sister-in-law. He is such a looser and abuser and the therapist only hears what they tell them and it seems it is always the wife to blame. They have as many kids as this couple.

By AlphaD

I think that there should be a moratorium on reality shows featuring families with sextuplets--all in favor say 'aye'!

By MaggyMolly

Aye!!!!

By sawslow1

Its the curse of reality TV vs divorce, and divorce seems to be winning!! Or its a curse to have sextuplets?

Psych testing for both parents is needed before invetro fertilization is done not everyone will have a reality TV show to help raise the kids!

By Lyssa

Hey by the way neither this family or Jon and Kate did IVF. They did IUI... If IVF was covered by insurance then this wouldn't happen. Octo mom did do IVF, but had a unethical Dr. who put in more eggs then he should have. In other countries there are laws about how many eggs you can put in. I just thought I would give you the correct information :)

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