'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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Wednesday 29 September

By Susan

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Too many children, they need fertility laws.

By Warren47

Who in this day and time has six children? Then, stick them into a show, so anyone can see how difficult it is to raise them. Furthermore, to all you bitter women posting here just to blame the husband and to say that Jennifer should return to Arizona where her parents can help raise their grandchildren should be ashamed of yourselves. If, she could squeeze out six kids, than she should be woman enough to raise them!

By Tina

EXACTLY! That's so true! Thank you Warren for sharing my thought about taking care of them herself. She got herself into that situation and if she wants to leave then she needs to take care of her own little family.

Woman here... You are so correct Warren47! I agree 100% and then some. She got herself into this situation then she should rely on herself to take care of her little family. You all want to blame the man. There are two people in the relationship. She is to blame just as much as he is. They are both adults and both have a mouth. If she is so strong then she should have used her mouth. I am not for or against either one of them. I am just tired of hearing about these people on TV making all of this money while I get up for work every day probably 3-4 hours before they even wake up. You dont see me on TV crying about that. I just deal with it. It's a part of life.

Friday 01 October

By lynn

Warren47, she is raising them!!!! she puts them first, is patient and very loving. But anyone with that many kids needs help regardless. Maybe other couple watching these shows who are considering any type of ferility drugs will think first before popping out this many kids!!

By Donna

I really don't want to hear about another scandulous break-up like Jon & Kate's! It is getting very monontenous! Stop the insanity!

By Kim

Clearly there needs to be a more stringent screening process for people undergoing fertility treatments. Mental and emotional stability obviously should be much more strongly evaluated and maybe people who are this violent and apathetic would never have been allowed to have 6 children in the first place. And it always seems to be these people who have only been married for a year or two and then, oh boy, let's have as many kids as we can! It's quite a shame. Very sad. Now who is going to be messed up and pay the price for the selfishness of the parents (yes, both of them); those 6 children who will have to schlep between mommy and daddy's house for the next 15 years. Maybe someday we, as a society , will figure it out and do something to keep this from happening.

By doc

maybe she can move in with the breeder of 8 or that pig Octa-mom

By olivia

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Another Loser walking out on his family. If these men cant handle having more than one child they need to tell their wife. Instead of breaking apart the family unit.

It constantly happens why are men so weak?

By meg

Good luck Jenny! You are such a strong woman and will be better off by yourself. It will be a tough few months/years of getting through the separation - but in the end you will be much happier! I loved your show and you are an amazing mom!

By dianne t

Thats too bad..its never easy raising children with a partner..but I watched this show a couple of times and felt she was much more mature than he was...she needs to be near family because she's gonna need a lot of help...sad

By Azure444

I have a hard time mustering up sympathy for these people since so much of what they do is for their "15-minutes" of fame and money. Having that many children can be stressful on any marriage, why on earth showcase tension and problems in front of cameras following you around? Also, Jenny was a contestant on "Deal or No Deal" a few years back, right after the babies were born. I distinctly remember the episode, however I forget the amount of money she won. Good for her, money is clearly important in raising children.
Why do they have to continue with this "show", continue to exploit this situation? Most people will want and want and want, take the bait being dangled, then expect different results. He appears to have an anger problem. Good luck to both of them and may the children be happy, but they put themselves in a fishbowl.

By indiedavid

ive never even heard of these people. do people really watch this kind of crap on tv? why do people care so much about strangers' lives? its baffling to me.

By Dan

Just curious why he was arrested. Story says he wasn't being physical with her. Hmm.

By Beverly

I personally know and work with Jenny. She is a wonderful lady and mother. I think she handles working full time and being a full time mom, lovingly, certainly more than most of us can. Having multiples myself, I can tell you, God chooses special people for multiplies. Her husbands actions are immature and selfishly self centered. Its easy for people to make unkind judgements about good people, until u have walked in her shoes.Jenny u are loved and we will keep praying for u.

By lisa

I started watching the show this summer and he seemed so mean
and like a big bully. I could not believe when they moved to
Florida away from family and he did not even have a job yet.
They played some repeat episodes this week on WE and one was when
they were looking for a house he was so mean to her. I think they
need to screen these families and have them meet with a shrink
also to make sure they are sane.

By MAGOOS

The arrival of children often places tensions between spouses; with six of them, the tensions would be greater. To exploit this family on television shows idiocy by those who made the program and greed plus equal stupidity by the parents who agreed to it, especially as each knew the marriage was rocky. Gosselin and her fiasco is bad enough; are we now to have another overburdened mother present herself to the world as a "star"? These programs should be banned!!

By Karen B

In watching the show, I noticed that he is exactly like his father who is extremely nasty and negative. His mother is very negative. Brian stated on a show that his Grandfather had/has a very nasty temper, then his father and now him. His parents should not even be around the kids. Brian is another Kate G. They should get together...perfect pair. They said they wanted to get away from influence, but to move to a city with no job is not the smartest thing to do. He never started his business so he needs to get his act together. Jenny is doing everything including working. So now, according to what I read, they are with her parents. What happened to the house in FL? Have they moved back to AZ?

By Julie

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This is so sad; they have such a beautiful family! Since blond/blue eyed people make up only 5% of the world population they should be having a dozen more kids!!

By claudia

he has anger problems she pick him why is she so surprised now 6 kids no dad way to go anywho they were never in the same page

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