Michael Lockwood ‘to get full custody of twins’ after Lisa Marie Presley’s death

Michael Lockwood will reportedly gain full custody of his and Lisa Marie Presley’s twins after her tragic death.

The guitarist, 61, married Lisa Marie in 2006 and they welcomed twins Finley and Harper Vivienne, 14, in 2009, but separated in 2016 before a bitter divorce battle.

Lisa Marie died at the age of 54 on January 12 after going into cardiac arrest at her home in Calabasas, California, just two days after attending the Golden Globes.

Now, it has been claimed that Michael will get full custody of his twins after Finley and Harper said they want to live with him full time after their mother’s death.

sources said TMZ that the teenagers have lived with Michael since the death of Lisa Marie, after the musician already shared joint custody with her.

The publication claimed that it was discussed that Lisa Marie’s ex, Danny Keough, might try to get custody after moving back into her house to support her full time.

However, under California law, Michael would only have been denied full custody if his share had been found to be unsuitable, as he already shared custody, it was reported.

Family: It’s been claimed that Michael will get custody of Finley and Harper (pictured with Lisa Marie and her half-sister Riley in 2017) who have reportedly said they want to live with him full time.

Danny, 58, is Lisa Marie’s first husband and they have a daughter, Riley, 33, together. They also had a son, Benjamin, who tragically took his own life at the age of 27 in 2020.

Michael will also reportedly go to Graceland for a private service for close friends and family ahead of Lisa Marie’s public funeral service on Sunday.

MailOnline has contacted Michael’s representatives for comment.

Michael, who was the fourth husband of Lisa Marie, is married to Beauty Beach Lounge stylist Stephanie Hobgood, and they live in an estimated $800,000 estate in Thousand Oaks, according to Zillow.

Relationship: The guitarist, 61, married Lisa Marie in 2006 and they had twins Finley and Harper Vivienne, 14, (all pictured in 2011) in 2009, but separated in 2016 before a bitter divorce battle

After Lisa Marie’s death, Michael said his world had “turned upside down” and he was with twins Finley and Harper.

In a statement from his attorney Joe Yanny, obtained by Entertainment Tonight, he said: “Michael hoped for a quick and full recovery because his children needed it.”

“It is very sad that it did not turn out that way. Michael’s world has been turned upside down, now he is with his two daughters.

Yanny added that Michael’s prayers are with Priscilla Presley and the rest of the Presley family.

Exes: The publication claimed that it was discussed that Lisa Marie’s ex-husband, Danny Keough (pictured in 1990), might try to get custody.

Michael and Lisa Marie, who is Elvis’s only child, spent years fighting over finances and were still negotiating until his death.

Michael lost his 2016 offer in their divorce to undo their prenup, but reopened the case in 2021.

Before his death, they were known to share custody of their children 50/50, with Michael taking care of them with his new wife, and Lisa Marie paying $4,600 in child support to the guitarist a month.

However, Radar reported that they had recently reached an agreement in which she would pay him $6,000 a month.

Bitter divorce: Michael and Lisa Marie (pictured May 2012), who is Elvis’s only child, spent years fighting over finances and were still negotiating until her death.

In a recent court filing, Michel claimed that his ongoing legal battle with Lisa Marie over their separation had cost him more than $1 million in legal fees and that he was considering bankruptcy.

He was seeking $40,000 a month in child support and insisted that she had more money than she claimed in court documents.

The final agreement was not made public, but days after the agreement, Michael remarried while marrying Stephanie Hobgood.

Last year, he had taken Lisa Marie to court alleging that he had money from a $1 million book advance, funds from the Golden Globe-winning Elvis movie and a trust he believed Lisa Marie controlled.

He also claimed that Lisa Marie still had an interest in Graceland, as well as a hotel on the property.

In the midst of divorce proceedings with Michael, she temporarily lost custody of her twin daughters, who went to live with their mother Priscilla.

In a 2017 deposition, a year after the acrimonious separation, he admitted to abusing cocaine, opioids, painkillers and alcohol.

That same year, shortly after the couple announced their separation, Lisa Marie falsely accused him of being a pedophile.

The heiress said in a court filing at the time: “I was shocked, horrified and sick to my stomach.”

Tragic: Lisa Marie died at the age of 54 on January 12 after going into cardiac arrest at her home in Calabasas, California, just two days after attending the Golden Globes.

The allegations were investigated and no charges were filed. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation investigated the issue, but did not consider the actions to be criminal.

The agency’s public information officer said at the time: “Unless there is new evidence or potential information, we have terminated our involvement in this matter. We have not been able to determine if a crime occurred in Tennessee and therefore do not have an open investigation.”

Michael’s attorney called Lisa Marie’s statements “inaccurate and one-sided.”

After their separation, Lisa Marie begged a judge to ‘officially declare her single’ from her estranged husband after five years apart from Michael, who refused to divorce.

She said there was “no hope” for the couple to reconcile and she wanted to “move on” with her life. The couple was embroiled in a bitter divorce for more than five years.

Before Michael, Lisa Marie was married to actor Danny Keough, Michael Jackson, and Nicolas Cage.

Lisa Marie died last Thursday after going into cardiac arrest at the $4 million Calabasas home she shared with her first husband, Danny Keough.

Her twins Finley and Harper and 33-year-old daughter Riley Keough are reportedly refusing to return as they are so traumatized by her death.

A funeral will be held Sunday at Graceland, Elvis Presley’s estate in Memphis, Tennessee. She was buried on the grounds next to her son Benjamin, who committed suicide in 2020, on Thursday.

Fame: As the only child of Elvis and Priscilla Presley, she quickly rose to the spotlight as a child and has had her fair share of tragedies.