Presley Family Feud Grows as Custody Is Decided for Lisa Marie’s Teenage Twins: Report

In one of the many legal battles taking place in the Presley family, the ex-husband of Lisa Marie Presley was granted custody of the couple’s twins, according to a new report.

Presley had been battling Michael Lockwood for custody of the 14-year-old twins Harper and Finley when she died in January. Last week, with Presley dead, Lockwood received full custody of the teens, according to the Daily Mail.

The Mail noted that California law awards custody to a surviving parent when the other dies unless that parent can be shown to be unfit.

The ruling caused tension within the family, the Mail reported, because Riley Keough, who is Lisa Marie Presley’s daughter, did not want Lockwood, who she calls an “outsider,” to win custody.

Priscilla Presley, who is Lisa Marie Presley’s mother, did not pick up her daughter’s battle, which from the Mail report irritated Keough.

All of this is essentially a skirmish in the bigger war over the terms of Lisa Marie Presley’s will. Keough currently is the one in control, but Priscilla Presley is fighting that, and the Mail report suggests Lockwood could support her in court on that front.

Lockwood is also seeking to be appointed guardian for the twins in the battle over the will, according to ETonline.

Entertainment attorney Richard Roth said this could be a huge windfall for Lockwood.

“Guarding over the business is really what Mr. Lockwood is trying to get. This is akin to Britney Spears, and her father, who became the guardian over her,” Roth said.