Call Janelle's Bluff
The producers need to lay the law down on her ass and call her bluff. If she wants to quit if they film her mom let her quit the show. She acts like they can't do the show without her.
They need to tell her that if she pulls the cameras again or refuses to do a reunion show which is in her contract she WILL BE FIRED!
There will be no beautiful house built on the land she bought. No more new cars, clothes, etc. She will have to find a real job.
I can't believe she blames MTV as being the reason her mom won't let her have Jace. If she worked with Barb nicely instead of taking her to court for full custody Barb would probably work with her. Even with going the court route she should be trying to start off with shared custody and make the transition easier for Jace.
I really don't know if Janelle deserves to get him back after 7 years. I'm all for the child to be with his mother in cases like this but it's not like it was only a year or 2. She never tried in all that time to really be his mother. She has been arrested 14-15 times which is ridiculous. That's how many mug shot photos TMZ came up with, the number could be higher.
I think the best thing would be shared custody just like if it was a divorce. If she stays on the right track and Jace is doing well then maybe give her the guardian rights back but Barb still gets her set time with him.
I could just see Janelle getting him back and then her and David start fighting all the time. They split up and then she wants her mom to take him back because she can't handle all the kids at once. I really feel for Barb. She stepped up and has raised Jace as her own and now Janelle wants to rip him out of her life.