In the aftermath of Lisa Marie's death, her former husband Michael Lockwood is reportedly determined to fight for full custody of his 14-year-old twin daughters.
- Jan 15, 2023
AceShowbiz - Lisa Marie Presley's 14-year-old twin daughters might land at the centre of a custody battle. According to sources connected to the Presley family who have been quoted by TMZ, Elvis Presley's only child's ex-husband Michael Lockwood said it will be a "cold day in hell before he gives up custody of those children."
At the time of Lisa Marie's death aged 54 from a double heart attack on Thursday, January 12, 2023, Finley and Harper Vivienne had been living with her. Michael has 40 per cent custody of the twins while she held 60 per cent.
TMZ added "there are rumblings the star's ex Danny Keough and daughter Riley could also fight to get custody of the children." There's also Lisa Marie's actress mum Priscilla, 77, who rushed to be at her daughter's side after she was rushed to West Hills Hospital, California, after she had her first cardiac arrest at her Calabasas home.
It's thought if a custody battle reaches court, a judge will take into account the children's preferences for who they want to live with due to their age.
Lisa Marie's fourth husband Michael split from her in 2016 and were still locked in a divorce battle until her death this week as he was seeking $40,000 a month in child support. Before Michael, mum-of-four Lisa Marie was also married to Danny Keough, Michael Jackson - who died aged 50 in 2009 from a drugs overdose - as well as actor Nicolas Cage.
In 2021, she asked a judge to "declare her officially single" from Michael after he refused to divorce her following a five-year separation. She was living with her ex-husband Danny, 58, at the time she collapsed on Thursday and he performed CPR on her until paramedics arrived at her house.
He is dad to her actress daughter Riley, 33, and Lisa Marie's son Benjamin, 27, who took his life in July 2020. Lisa Marie married Danny when she was a teenager at a drug rehabilitation centre and they divorced in 1994 days before she eloped with Michael Jackson.
She was also engaged to musician John Oszajca, 48, in 2000, but called it off after she met Nicolas Cage, 59, at a party, whom she married in August 2002 before filing for divorce just months later. She then married Michael Lockwood in 2006 and finally divorced 10 years later.
Lisa Marie died from a second cardiac arrest suffered while she was in hospital and passed away after the family signed a do not resuscitate order on Thursday.
Priscilla said on Thursday night in a statement about her daughter's passing, "It is with a heavy heart that I must share the devastating news that my beautiful daughter Lisa Marie has left us. She was the most passionate, strong and loving woman I have ever known."
