Todd and Julie Chrisley are heartbroken over Chloe Chrisley’s momma’s try to regain custody!
As chances are you’ll know, the couple adopted their estranged son Kyle Chrisley and Angela Johnson’s daughter again in 2016. Todd and Julie beforehand shared custody of the now-10-year-old with the mother for months, however she misplaced it after getting arrested for allegedly submitting a false utility for Medicaid. Now, following their jail sentencing of a mixed whole of 19 years for financial institution fraud and tax evasion, Angela revealed to TMZ on Monday that she desires “to go back to court and get Chloe back home.”
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This have to be a troublesome time for the Chrisley household – particularly as they take care of Todd and Julie’s jail sentence. The pair broke their silence over the scenario on Wednesday, telling People:
“Todd and Julie are saddened by the unfortunate and misleading narrative currently being portrayed in the media regarding Chloe.”
While Angela hasn’t formally filed any paperwork, she informed TMZ that she has been “in the process of getting some legal papers” submitted for a while now. According to Angela, the method was delayed with the intention to work out which courtroom the case could be delivered to because the household moved from Atlanta, Georgia to Tennessee, whereas she resides in South Carolina:
“In that time frame that Chloe’s been gone, I was talking to attorneys and we were trying to figure out which way to go about getting Chloe back home, but at the same time, it’s kinda like we were at a standstill ‘cause we were trying to figure out where we would actually end up in court because they live in like two or three different states.”
Angela additionally claimed she was “pushed out of her life,” including that Todd and Julie “wanted me to forget about Chloe, and they wanted Chloe to forget about me like I don’t exist.” However, Jessica Doyle – the household legislation legal professional who helped the Chrisley fam throughout their adoption of Chloe – famous to People that the mom’s claims are “simply not legally correct or even valid.” She defined:
“I handled the formal adoption of Chloe by Todd and Julie Chrisley. Angela Johnson’s parental rights were terminated when she voluntarily surrendered her parental rights to Todd and Julie Chrisley on March 24, 2017. She has had no contact with the minor child since 2015.”
Jessica then identified that the duo “don’t just have custody of Chloe, ” however they’re additionally “her legal parents through adoption.” As of proper now, Savannah Chrisley has custody of the kid in addition to her 16-year-old brother Grayson – a transfer that Angela feels doesn’t “make sense.”
Oof. What a messy scenario! Reactions to Todd and Julie’s response to the drama, Perezcious readers? Let us know within the feedback beneath.
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