Todd and Julie Chrisley don’t just have custody of Chloe. They are her legal parents through adoption

Tᴏᴅᴅ ᴀɴᴅ Jᴜʟɪᴇ Cʜʀɪsʟᴇʏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ sᴘᴏᴋᴇɴ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ʙɪᴏʟᴏɢɪᴄᴀʟ ᴍᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴀᴅᴏᴘᴛᴇᴅ ᴅᴀᴜɢʜᴛᴇʀ, Cʜʟᴏᴇ, 10, ᴀɴɴᴏᴜɴᴄᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀ ᴘʟᴀɴs ᴛᴏ ʀᴇɢᴀɪɴ ᴄᴜsᴛᴏᴅʏ ғᴏʟʟᴏᴡɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ʀᴇᴄᴇɴᴛ ᴘʀɪsᴏɴ sᴇɴᴛᴇɴᴄɪɴɢ ғᴏʀ ᴛᴀx ᴇᴠᴀsɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴀɴᴋ ғʀᴀᴜᴅ.

Tʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜᴘʟᴇ, ʙᴇsᴛ ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴇʟᴇᴠɪsɪᴏɴ ᴀᴜᴅɪᴇɴᴄᴇs ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ USA Nᴇᴛᴡᴏʀᴋ ʀᴇᴀʟɪᴛʏ sʜᴏᴡ “Cʜʀɪsʟᴇʏ Kɴᴏᴡs Bᴇsᴛ,” ᴡᴇʀᴇ sᴇɴᴛᴇɴᴄᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴀ ᴄᴏᴍʙɪɴᴇᴅ 19 ʏᴇᴀʀs ɪɴ ᴘʀɪsᴏɴ ᴏɴ ғʀᴀᴜᴅ ᴄᴏɴᴠɪᴄᴛɪᴏɴs ɪɴ Nᴏᴠᴇᴍʙᴇʀ.

Sʜᴏʀᴛʟʏ ᴀғᴛᴇʀ, ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴇʟᴅᴇsᴛ ᴅᴀᴜɢʜᴛᴇʀ ᴛᴏɢᴇᴛʜᴇʀ, Sᴀᴠᴀɴɴᴀʜ Cʜʀɪsʟᴇʏ, sʜᴀʀᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ sʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ʙᴇᴇɴ ɢʀᴀɴᴛᴇᴅ ᴄᴜsᴛᴏᴅʏ ᴏғ ʙᴏᴛʜ ʜᴇʀ ɴɪᴇᴄᴇ, Cʜʟᴏᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇʀ 16-ʏᴇᴀʀ-ᴏʟᴅ ʙʀᴏᴛʜᴇʀ, Gʀᴀʏsᴏɴ.

Hᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ, ᴇᴀʀʟɪᴇʀ ᴛʜɪs ᴡᴇᴇᴋ Cʜʟᴏᴇ’s ʙɪᴏʟᴏɢɪᴄᴀʟ ᴍᴏᴛʜᴇʀ Aɴɢᴇʟᴀ Jᴏʜɴsᴏɴ ᴀɴɴᴏᴜɴᴄᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ sʜᴇ ɪs sᴇᴇᴋɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇɢᴀɪɴ ғᴜʟʟ ᴄᴜsᴛᴏᴅʏ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴇ-ᴛᴇᴇɴ. Jᴏʜɴsᴏɴ ᴛᴏʟᴅ TMZ sʜᴇ ʜᴀs ʏᴇᴛ ᴛᴏ ғɪʟᴇ ᴀɴʏ ᴏғғɪᴄɪᴀʟ ᴘᴀᴘᴇʀᴡᴏʀᴋ ʙᴜᴛ sᴀɪᴅ sʜᴇ ʜᴏᴘᴇs ᴛᴏ “ɢᴏ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏᴜʀᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ɢᴇᴛ Cʜʟᴏᴇ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ʜᴏᴍᴇ,” ᴘᴇʀ ET Oɴʟɪɴᴇ.
Iɴ ʀᴇsᴘᴏɴsᴇ, Jᴜʟɪᴇ, 49, ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇʀ 53-ʏᴇᴀʀ-ᴏʟᴅ ʀᴇᴀʟ ᴇsᴛᴀᴛᴇ ᴍᴏɢᴜʟ ʜᴜsʙᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇʟᴇᴀsᴇᴅ ᴀ sᴛᴀᴛᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴛᴏ Pᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴠɪᴀ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴀᴛᴛᴏʀɴᴇʏ Wᴇᴅɴᴇsᴅᴀʏ, ɪɴ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴛʜᴇʏ sᴛᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ Jᴏʜɴsᴏɴ’s ᴘʀᴏᴘᴏsᴇᴅ ᴘʟᴀɴ ɪs “sɪᴍᴘʟʏ ɴᴏᴛ ʟᴇɢᴀʟʟʏ ᴄᴏʀʀᴇᴄᴛ ᴏʀ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴠᴀʟɪᴅ.”

“Tᴏᴅᴅ ᴀɴᴅ Jᴜʟɪᴇ ᴀʀᴇ sᴀᴅᴅᴇɴᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜɴғᴏʀᴛᴜɴᴀᴛᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍɪsʟᴇᴀᴅɪɴɢ ɴᴀʀʀᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴄᴜʀʀᴇɴᴛʟʏ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴘᴏʀᴛʀᴀʏᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴇᴅɪᴀ ʀᴇɢᴀʀᴅɪɴɢ Cʜʟᴏᴇ,” ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴀᴛᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ʙᴇɢᴀɴ.

Jᴇssɪᴄᴀ Dᴏʏʟᴇ, ᴛʜᴇ ғᴀᴍɪʟʏ ᴀᴛᴛᴏʀɴᴇʏ ᴡʜᴏ ʜᴀɴᴅʟᴇᴅ Cʜʟᴏᴇ’s ᴀᴅᴏᴘᴛɪᴏɴ ᴘʀᴏᴄᴇss, sᴀɪᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ Jᴏʜɴsᴏɴ’s “ᴘᴀʀᴇɴᴛᴀʟ ʀɪɢʜᴛs ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴛᴇʀᴍɪɴᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴡʜᴇɴ sʜᴇ ᴠᴏʟᴜɴᴛᴀʀɪʟʏ sᴜʀʀᴇɴᴅᴇʀᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀ ᴘᴀʀᴇɴᴛᴀʟ ʀɪɢʜᴛs ᴛᴏ Tᴏᴅᴅ ᴀɴᴅ Jᴜʟɪᴇ Cʜʀɪsʟᴇʏ ᴏɴ Mᴀʀᴄʜ 24, 2017.”

Dᴏʏʟᴇ ᴀᴅᴅᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ Jᴏʜɴsᴏɴ ʜᴀs “ʜᴀᴅ ɴᴏ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀᴄᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍɪɴᴏʀ ᴄʜɪʟᴅ sɪɴᴄᴇ 2015.”

“Tᴏᴅᴅ ᴀɴᴅ Jᴜʟɪᴇ Cʜʀɪsʟᴇʏ ᴅᴏɴ’ᴛ ᴊᴜsᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴄᴜsᴛᴏᴅʏ ᴏғ Cʜʟᴏᴇ. Tʜᴇʏ ᴀʀᴇ ʜᴇʀ ʟᴇɢᴀʟ ᴘᴀʀᴇɴᴛs ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴀᴅᴏᴘᴛɪᴏɴ,” Dᴏʏʟᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜᴇᴅ. “I ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʀᴇᴠɪᴇᴡᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄ sᴛᴀᴛᴇᴍᴇɴᴛs ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ʙʏ Aɴɢᴇʟᴀ Jᴏʜɴsᴏɴ. Tʜᴇʏ ᴀʀᴇ sɪᴍᴘʟʏ ɴᴏᴛ ʟᴇɢᴀʟʟʏ ᴄᴏʀʀᴇᴄᴛ ᴏʀ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴠᴀʟɪᴅ.”
Tᴏᴅᴅ ʙᴇɢᴀɴ sʜᴀʀɪɴɢ ᴄᴜsᴛᴏᴅʏ ᴏғ Cʜʟᴏᴇ — ᴡʜᴏ ɪs ʜɪs ʙɪᴏʟᴏɢɪᴄᴀʟ ɢʀᴀɴᴅᴅᴀᴜɢʜᴛᴇʀ — ᴡɪᴛʜ Jᴏʜɴsᴏɴ ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ʜɪs sᴏɴ, Kʏʟᴇ, ɢᴀᴠᴇ ᴜᴘ ʜɪs ᴘᴀʀᴇɴᴛᴀʟ ʀɪɢʜᴛs ɪɴ ʟɪɢʜᴛ ᴏғ ʜɪs ᴅʀᴜɢ ᴀᴅᴅɪᴄᴛɪᴏɴ. Tᴏᴅᴅ ᴀɴᴅ Jᴜʟɪᴇ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇɴ ɢɪᴠᴇɴ sᴏʟᴇ ᴄᴜsᴛᴏᴅʏ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜɪʟᴅ ᴀғᴛᴇʀ Jᴏʜɴsᴏɴ ᴡᴀs ᴀʀʀᴇsᴛᴇᴅ ғᴏʀ “ᴀʟʟᴇɢᴇᴅʟʏ ғɪʟɪɴɢ ᴀ ғᴀʟsᴇ ᴀᴘᴘʟɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ғᴏʀ Mᴇᴅɪᴄᴀɪᴅ ᴀssɪsᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ,” ᴀᴄᴄᴏʀᴅɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ TMZ.

Lᴀsᴛ ᴡᴇᴇᴋ, Cʜʟᴏᴇ’s ᴏʟᴅᴇʀ sɪsᴛᴇʀ, ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴏᴡ ʟᴇɢᴀʟ ɢᴜᴀʀᴅɪᴀɴ, sʜᴀʀᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ 10-ʏᴇᴀʀ-ᴏʟᴅ ɪs ᴡᴇʟʟ ᴀᴡᴀʀᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴀᴍɪʟʏ’s ʟᴇɢᴀʟ ᴡᴏᴇs ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ “sʜᴇ ʟɪsᴛᴇɴs ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴀɴ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ.”

Iɴ ᴀ ᴘʀᴇ-ʀᴇᴄᴏʀᴅᴇᴅ ᴇᴘɪsᴏᴅᴇ ᴏғ ʜᴇʀ ᴘᴏᴅᴄᴀsᴛ “Uɴʟᴏᴄᴋᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ Sᴀᴠᴀɴɴᴀʜ Cʜʀɪsʟᴇʏ,” Jᴜʟɪᴇ ᴊᴏɪɴᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀ ᴇʟᴅᴇsᴛ ᴅᴀᴜɢʜᴛᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ᴅɪsᴄᴜss ʜᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴀᴍɪʟʏ ᴡᴀs ᴄᴏᴘɪɴɢ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ sᴇɴᴛᴇɴᴄɪɴɢ.

“Cʜʟᴏᴇ ɪs ʀᴇᴀʟʟʏ ɴᴏsʏ. Sʜᴇ’ʟʟ ᴘᴜᴛ ᴏɴ ʜᴇʀ ʜᴇᴀᴅᴘʜᴏɴᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴄᴛ ʟɪᴋᴇ sʜᴇ’s ʟɪsᴛᴇɴɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴡʜᴇɴ ɪɴ ʀᴇᴀʟɪᴛʏ ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ’s ᴏɴ,” Sᴀᴠᴀɴɴᴀʜ sᴀɪᴅ. “Sᴏ ᴀʟʟ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴇɢᴀʟ ɪssᴜᴇs ᴡᴇ’ᴠᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ɢᴏɪɴɢ ᴏɴ, sʜᴇ’s ʜᴇᴀʀᴅ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴀɴᴅ sʜᴇ’s ᴅᴇᴀʟɪɴɢ ᴡɪᴛʜ ɪᴛ ɪɴ ʜᴇʀ ᴏᴡɴ ᴡᴀʏ.”

“Aɴᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴇʟᴘ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇʀᴀᴘɪsᴛs,” Jᴜʟɪᴇ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴊᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ.

Tʜᴇʏ ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴇxᴘʟᴀɪɴᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ Cʜʟᴏᴇ ʜᴀs “ʜᴀᴅ ᴀ ᴘsʏᴄʜᴏʟᴏɢɪsᴛ sɪɴᴄᴇ sʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴀ ᴛᴏᴅᴅʟᴇʀ” sɪɴᴄᴇ Jᴜʟɪᴇ ᴀɴᴅ Tᴏᴅᴅ “ᴡᴀɴᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ sᴛᴀʏ ᴏɴ ᴛᴏᴘ ᴏғ ʜᴇʀ ᴍᴇɴᴛᴀʟ ʜᴇᴀʟᴛʜ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡʜᴀᴛ’s ɪɴ ʜᴇʀ ʙᴇsᴛ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴇsᴛ.”

Oɴ Nᴏᴠᴇᴍʙᴇʀ 21, ᴛʜᴇ Cʜʀɪsʟᴇʏs ᴡᴇʀᴇ ғᴏᴜɴᴅ ɢᴜɪʟᴛʏ ᴏғ ᴅᴇғʀᴀᴜᴅɪɴɢ ʙᴀɴᴋs ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏғ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴀɴ $30 ᴍɪʟʟɪᴏɴ ʙʏ ᴘʀᴏᴠɪᴅɪɴɢ ғᴀᴋᴇ ғɪɴᴀɴᴄɪᴀʟ sᴛᴀᴛᴇᴍᴇɴᴛs, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ɪᴛ ʟᴏᴏᴋ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴡᴇᴀʟᴛʜɪᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴡᴇʀᴇ.

Tᴏᴅᴅ ᴡᴀs ɢɪᴠᴇɴ 12 ʏᴇᴀʀs ɪɴ ᴘʀɪsᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ 16 ᴍᴏɴᴛʜs ᴘʀᴏʙᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴡʜɪʟᴇ Jᴜʟɪᴇ ʀᴇᴄᴇɪᴠᴇᴅ sᴇᴠᴇɴ ʏᴇᴀʀs ɪɴ ᴘʀɪsᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ 16 ᴍᴏɴᴛʜs ᴘʀᴏʙᴀᴛɪᴏɴ. Pᴇᴛᴇʀ Tᴀʀᴀɴᴛɪɴᴏ, ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴀᴄᴄᴏᴜɴᴛᴀɴᴛ, ᴡᴀs sᴇɴᴛᴇɴᴄᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ 36 ᴍᴏɴᴛʜs ɪɴ ᴘʀɪsᴏɴ ғᴏʀ ʜɪs ʀᴏʟᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ sᴄʜᴇᴍᴇ.