Michael Lockwood, Lisa Marie Presley’s ex-husband and father of her twin daughters Harper and Finley, both 14, was awarded full custody of the children at a custody hearing in Los Angeles on Tuesday, according to new reports.
Before her death in January, Presley was embroiled in a seven-year custody battle against Lockwood, who is also said to be an ally of Priscilla Presley, according to the Chron, to challenge the validity of her daughter’s will. Priscilla was reportedly present at Tuesday’s custody hearing and did not object to the proceedings.
The decision comes amid a looming legal battle between Priscilla Presley and her granddaughter Daisy Jones and Six star Riley Keogh over who will control a multimillion-dollar trust fund before the twins come of age.
After reports surfaced that Keogh locked her grandmother out of the family home at Graceland, a spokesman for the estate denied that any locks had been changed in the weeks since Lisa Marie’s death.
The next hearing on the matter is scheduled for April 13 in Los Angeles, and sources have told Page Six that Lockwood and Priscilla Presley could join forces in the dispute against Keogh.