{"id":2464685,"date":"2026-06-18T00:22:53","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T00:22:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2464685"},"modified":"2026-06-18T00:22:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T00:22:53","slug":"90-day-fiances-thais-legal-team-fighting-for-her-dignity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/90-day-fiances-thais-legal-team-fighting-for-her-dignity\/","title":{"rendered":"90 Day Fiance&#8217;s Thais&#8217; Legal Team Fighting for Her &#8216;Dignity&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/shows\/90-day-fiance\/\"><em>90 Day Fianc\u00e9<\/em><\/a> star <strong>Thais Ramone<\/strong>\u00a0has hired a \u201cpowerhouse\u201d legal team amid her divorce from <strong>Patrick Mendes<\/strong> as they battle over their <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-moms\/news\/90-day-fiances-thais-ramone-patrick-mendes-welcome-baby-pic\/\">3-year-old daughter<\/a>, Aleesi.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet me be clear: Thais has rights, and those rights will be protected,\u201d Thais\u2019 immigration attorney <strong>Kathleen Martinez<\/strong> said in a press release issued on Wednesday, June 17. \u201cNo one should ever be made to feel powerless because of their immigration status, and no one should be bullied into silence. My team and I will vigorously defend Thais\u2019 interests and ensure she is treated fairly every step of the way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Thais, who is from Brazil, was married to Patrick, 36, for four years before their split earlier this year. (<em>Us Weekly<\/em> confirmed on Tuesday, June 16, that <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/90-day-fiances-patrick-mendes-files-for-divorce-from-thais\/\">Patrick filed for divorce in May<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p>According to court documents viewed by <em>Us<\/em>\u00a0on Tuesday, June 16, Patrick requested sole legal custody and primary physical custody of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-moms\/pictures\/90-day-fiance-babies-which-reality-star-couples-gave-birth\/\">their daughter<\/a>, Aleesi.<\/p>\n<p>Thais, however, has retained her own counsel, including Martinez and Las Vegas family attorney <strong>Carmen Marisol<\/strong> to fight for custody of her baby girl.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4356680\" style=\"width: 900px;\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:101.85714285714%;\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n Patrick Mendes, Thais Ramone and daughter Aleesi.<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of Thais Ramone\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cBased on the information currently available, we are confident that the evidence will demonstrate that Thais is a loving, capable, and devoted mother,\u201d Marisol said in the press release. \u201cWe look forward to presenting the facts and ensuring her rights are fully protected <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/pictures\/hollywoods-ugliest-divorces-200949\/\">throughout this process<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Thais, 30, is also leaning on founder and CEO of Dominton Talent House, talent manager <strong>Dominique Enchinton<\/strong>, per the press release.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThais deserves the opportunity to live in peace, raise her child, and move forward with dignity,\u201d Enchinton explained on Wednesday. \u201cWe have assembled an exceptional team committed to ensuring she has access to the strongest legal and professional support available as she navigates this chapter of her life. Our hope is for a peaceful resolution for all parties.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/pictures\/celebrity-splits-of-2026-bill-hader-and-ali-wong-more-breakups\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-source=\"00\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2198283490-ariana-grande-ethan-slater.jpg?crop=0px%2C146px%2C1200px%2C678px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2198283490-ariana-grande-ethan-slater.jpg?crop=0px%2C146px%2C1200px%2C678px&amp;resize=200%2C113&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2198283490-ariana-grande-ethan-slater.jpg?crop=0px%2C146px%2C1200px%2C678px&amp;resize=300%2C169&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2198283490-ariana-grande-ethan-slater.jpg?crop=0px%2C146px%2C1200px%2C678px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2198283490-ariana-grande-ethan-slater.jpg?crop=0px%2C146px%2C1200px%2C678px&amp;resize=600%2C338&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2198283490-ariana-grande-ethan-slater.jpg?crop=0px%2C146px%2C1200px%2C678px&amp;resize=800%2C450&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2198283490-ariana-grande-ethan-slater.jpg?crop=0px%2C146px%2C1200px%2C678px&amp;resize=900%2C506&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2198283490-ariana-grande-ethan-slater.jpg?crop=0px%2C146px%2C1200px%2C678px&amp;resize=1000%2C563&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2198283490-ariana-grande-ethan-slater.jpg?crop=0px%2C146px%2C1200px%2C678px&amp;resize=1200%2C675&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Celebrity Splits of 2026 Ariana Grande, Ethan Slater and More\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/pictures\/celebrity-splits-of-2026-bill-hader-and-ali-wong-more-breakups\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-source=\"00\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Celebrity Splits of 2026: Ariane Grande, Ethan Slater and More Breakups<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tA slew of breakups rocked the celebrity world throughout 2026, beginning with Bill Hader and Ali Wong in January. In March,\u00a0NFL quarterback Dak Prescott and his fianc\u00e9e, Sarah Jane Ramos, called it quits. News broke in April that The Real Housewives of New York City stars Sai De Silva and her husband, David Craig, were [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>According to Thais\u2019 team, as the custody and divorce case unfolds, they plan to \u201cremain focused on achieving a fair resolution while prioritizing stability, family, and the best interests of her child.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After Patrick filed for divorce in May, he proceeded to file for a default summary disposition on Monday, June 15.<\/p>\n<p>The filing came 25 calendar days after Thais was <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/90-day-fiance-original-couples-who-is-still-together\/\">served with the divorce papers<\/a>. According to Nevada state law, Thais had 21 calendar days to respond to Patrick\u2019s filing after she was served.<\/p>\n<p>Patrick\u2019s June filing alleged that his and Thais\u2019 daughter has been splitting her time with each parent since early May.<\/p>\n<p>He claimed in the report that Aleesi has been spending four to five days with her dad and three to four days a week with her mother.<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-narrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-narrow\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-wide\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>In response to Patrick\u2019s efforts to obtain a default judgment against Thais, she retained her legal counsel \u201cto ensure she is fully represented and prepared to defend her interests through the appropriate legal channels,\u201d according to the press release.<\/p>\n<p>Patrick and Thais first appeared on season 9 of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/90-day-fiance-spinoffs-full-guide-to-every-tlc-series\/\"><em>90 Day Fianc\u00e9<\/em><\/a> before starring on <em>90 Day Fianc\u00e9: Happily Ever After<\/em> and season 3 of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/meet-the-couples-of-90-day-the-last-resort-season-3\/\"><em>90 Day: The Last Resort<\/em><\/a>, which is currently airing on TLC.<\/p>\n<p><em>Us Weekly<\/em> has reached out to TLC for comment.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.usmagazine.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>90 Day Fianc\u00e9 star Thais Ramone\u00a0has hired a \u201cpowerhouse\u201d legal team amid her divorce from Patrick Mendes as they battle over their 3-year-old daughter, Aleesi. \u201cLet me be clear: Thais has rights, and those rights will be protected,\u201d Thais\u2019 immigration attorney Kathleen Martinez said in a press release issued on Wednesday, June 17. \u201cNo one [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2464686,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[24003,37741,62543,21738,24122],"class_list":["post-2464685","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-celebrity-news","tag-celebrity-splits","tag-exes","tag-news","tag-reality-tv"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/90-Day-Fiances-Thais-Legal-Team-Fighting-for-Her-Dignity.jp.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2464685","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2464685"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2464685\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2464687,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2464685\/revisions\/2464687"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2464686"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2464685"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2464685"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2464685"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}