16 and Pregnant star Whitney Purvis arrested over failing to make child support payments - and has been ordered to serve 48 hours in jail

  • The reality TV star was taken into custody on Tuesday in Floyd County, Georgia 
  • The mom-of-three, 30, is set to be released sometime on Thursday 
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16 and Pregnant star Whitney Purvis has been arrested after failing to make child support payments. 

The reality TV star, 30, was taken into custody on Tuesday in Floyd County, Georgia, as per TMZ, and has been ordered to serve 48 hours in jail.

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The mom-of-three is set to be released sometime on Thursday, right for the Fourth of July celebrations. 

The MTV star — who's been arrested a number of times before — has been ordered to pay an additional $20 per month in order to cover the back support. 

She will also continue having to pay her current monthly obligation of $353 per month. 

16 and Pregnant star Whitney Purvis, 30, has been arrested after failing to make child support payments in Floyd County, Georgia, on Tuesday; Pictured in her mugshot

Whitney's arrest came after she was court ordered to participate in the Parental Accountability Court Program and comply with its conditions, which she allegedly failed to do, according to legal documents obtained by The Sun

She welcomed her first child, Weston Owen Jr., with then-boyfriend Weston Gosa on the show, and later gave birth to their second son River Blake in 2014.

Weston currently has custody of their two sons. He was granted legal and physical custody in 2018, as per The Sun. 

Purvis was granted visitation rights every other weekend. 

She welcomed her third child, son Collin Adonis, in 2023. It's unclear who the child's father is.

Whitney was previously arrested back in 2012, for allegedly shoplifting a pregnancy test from a Walmart

That same year she and Gosa were accused of destroying someone else's laptop and cell phone. 

She was also booked after allegedly attacking Weston with a broom in 2015, and for making threats against him. 

Whitney rose to fame after appearing on MTV's 16 and Pregnant season 1, alongside Maci Bookout, Catelynn Lowell, Amber Portwood, and Farrah Abraham.

The reality TV star has been ordered to serve 48 hours in jail as per TMZ, and is set to be released sometime on Thursday
Whitney has been arrested a number of times before. In 2015 she landed in jail after allegedly attacking ex-boyfriend, and father of her two sons, Weston Gosa, with a broom handle
She welcomed her first child, Weston Jr., on the show, and later gave birth to son River in 2014. Her ex-boyfriend  Weston currently has custody of their two sons. She welcomed her third child, son Collin Adonis, in 2023. It's unclear who the child's father is
Whitney rose to fame after appearing on MTV's 16 and Pregnant season 1, alongside Maci Bookout, Catelynn Lowell, Amber Portwood, and Farrah Abraham; Seen in a still from the show

Purvis did not go on to star in seasons after, or the show's popular spin-off, Teen Mom. 

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Whitney's journey on 16 and Pregnant wasn't easy, as she faced isolation from friends and family, financial struggles, and dropping out of high school. 

Despite initial attempts to live with her grandmother and Gosa during her first pregnancy, Whitney and her then-boyfriend eventually ventured out on their own. 

The duo separated shortly after their son's birth, and have been in an on-again, off-again relationship since then. 

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