Portwood and Glennon welcomed their son James in 2018 and separated a year later.

But this does not mean that fans will see James on the show.

Glennoncontinues to keep their son off the seriesto maintain his privacy.

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But Glennon still claims thatPortwood’s relationshipwith him and their son is on good terms.

Our communication has improved dramatically, he toldUs.

We are able to be on the same page for the sake of our son.

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[James and Amber] are in constant communication, daily Facetiming and lots of calls.

Glennon also defended Portwood against claims that Shirley has lobbied against her in the press.

“I regularly witnessed Amber paying throughout our relationship.

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Oftentimes, I would go with her to hand-deliver the funds.”

Shirley claims that it has been years since she paid, according to a source that spoke withUs Weekly.

Because their relationship was so long ago, Gary and Amber never set up formal protocols for payments.

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