Very recently, Paul Staehle announced that Karine Martins will soon regain custody of their sons, Pierre and Ethan.
Not all 90 day fiance fans are jumping in to take Paul at his word, but it’s clear he believes it. And probably Karine too.
He also recently revealed that one of his own family members is doing everything possible to prevent them from regaining custody. Even making allegedly false allegations about Karine.
Now, that cousin has filed for full custody of both children, wanting to change their names and end all contact with their mother.
Paul Staehle took to his Instagram Story on Wednesday, May 24, to discuss this (extended) family drama in the making.
“My cousin has filed a motion to try to keep custody,” he announced.
“And,” Paul continued, “remove all rights to Karine and my parental and custody rights permanently.”
According to him, his cousin’s motion calls for an end to Karine’s visits.
In addition to ending all visits with his mother, his cousin also wants Pierre and Ethan to receive new last names.
Currently, both children have the last name Staehle.
in weekly contact Has confirmed that Paul’s cousins are seeking permanent custody of both children.
They also submitted an affidavit from an employee of the Cabinet of Health and Family Services.
Paul, Karine and their legal representation received copies of the motion.
In an earlier statement, Paul alleged that his cousin had instructed 4-year-old Pierre and 15-month-old Ethan to refer to her as “mom.”
In the meantime, they will supposedly refer to Karine for the first time.
Paul has claimed that his cousin is saddened if the children, who have only been out of Paul’s custody for about a year and Karine’s for another six months, do not comply with this.
“She insists that they have no future contact with me, Karine or any of [Karine’s] family,” Paul said.
According to Paul, his cousin claims that Brazil is a “poor country” where child abuse is rife.
Just for the record, child abuse is commonplace in countless countries; The United States is no exception.
Some evils know no national borders, and some countries have very deliberately not outlawed some forms of child abuse.
In fact, the United States is one of those countries. and if you look this national listyou can see that Brazil is not.
That’s not to say it doesn’t happen. It just means that using Karine’s nationality, of all things, to suggest that she is a danger to her children doesn’t make much sense. And here they are plenty of legitimate criticism of Karine, so why go down that weird path?
Meanwhile, Paul alleges that his cousin’s husband has a criminal record.
According to, 90 day fiance fans will soon know the facts surrounding that.
Some may note that Paul’s own criminal history could be just as relevant. But we don’t know anything about your cousin or her husband except what Paul has said and what we learned from a court filing. Which is not much. It doesn’t matter how weird Paul may be.
“Karine is completing her final court-ordered requirement to regain custody,” Paul wrote. “Very sad that she worked so hard for this.”
She alleged that her cousin is trying to “retain custody and prevent the proper reunification of her and our children” and to “completely erase Karine from her life.”
Paul also expressed concern that one of his children is attacking other children and suggests that he learned this from his cousin.
There are many facts of this case that we do not know.
Fans know what a nightmarish mess Paul and Karine are. Her cousin and her husband are complete strangers, and we only found out about them through Paul. Which isn’t exactly a neutral information conduit.
We hope that whatever happens, you give Pierre and Ethan their best chance at life. That may not be on the card, but your well-being is truly all that matters.