Mama June Shannon and Anna "Chickadee" Cardwell's ex-husband will battle it in court.
According to court documents obtained by RadarOnline.com, the matriarch filed a "petition for change of child custody and for emergency ex parte relief" in Georgia Court for her daughter's 11-year-old, Kaitlyn, following Cardwell's tragic passing last year.
The motion comes days after the late reality star's ex Michael Cardwell filed a petition for custody of the child. However, the judge granted Shannon’s emergency motion and awarded her sole custody until a future hearing.
According to the legal documents, June claimed the father of her granddaughter is "unknown" despite Anna's former spouse wanting custody of her. "The child does not have a legal father," the Here Comes Honey Boo Boo star alleged.
"More recently, approximately one month before her passing the mother and child began residing with [June]," the legal papers stated. However, Shannon claimed she was not "aware of any interested parties other than herself that would have standing to seek custody of the child."
As OK! previously reported, Cardwell sadly lost her battle with cancer in December at age 29. "With the breaking heart, we are announcing that @annamarie35 is no longer with us. She passed away in my home last night peacefully at 11:12 PM," Shannon shared with fans in a heartbreaking social media update.
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