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Chloe Chrisley From 'Chrisley Knows Best' Custody, Explained

What is Chloe Chrisley's custody state of affairs whilst 'Chrisley Knows Best' stars Todd and Julie are in prison? Here's who is taking good care of her.

Anna Quintana - Author

Devout audience of Chrisley Knows Best are most likely familiar with Todd and Julie Chrisley's 10-year-old granddaughter, Chloe Chrisley. The youngster has been a fixture at the family's tv display for some years now, but the whole lot has changed now that her grandparents are incarcerated.

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Why had been 'Chrisley Knows Best' stars Todd and Julie given custody in their granddaughter, Chloe?  

Chloe is the daughter of Todd Chrisley's son, Kyle, and Kyle's ex, Angela Johnson. The couple welcomed the child girl in 2012 — however Kyle struggled for years with drug habit. "Kyle is bipolar and normally, people that are bipolar, they seek out a way to self-medicate, which is what Kyle has done since he’s been young,” Todd told E! News in 2014.

His ex-girlfriend also accused Kyle of abuse during her pregnancy. "He grabbed me and choked me when I used to be pregnant,” she informed Life & Style at the time. "There was a time when he got mad at me and came at me with a knife while I was holding Chloe. He was talking about stabbing me, then threw a bottle of pills and hit me and Chloe right in the face with them."

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Kyle used to be arrested and charged with assault 365 days after his daughter's delivery — giving shared custody to Todd and her mom, Angela. However, in 2016, Angela used to be arrested for allegedly claiming Chloe as a dependent to defraud Medicaid and food stamps, which granted Todd complete custody of his granddaughter.

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Now that Todd and Julie are in prison, who gets custody of Chloe?

Now that Todd and Julie have reported to jail to serve their time for tax evasion, other folks are serious about who has custody of Chloe now. Savannah Chrisley reputedly cleared it all up on YouTube right after the judge handed down her oldsters' verdicts, noting that she may finally end up changing into the parental determine in both Chloe and Grayson (Todd and Julie's teenage son).

Fast-forward to February 2023, and that's the reason precisely what has came about: Currently, Savannah has custody of both Chloe and Grayson.

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Savannah Chrisley has spread out about what it's like having custody of her siblings.

On the Feb. 7, 2023, episode of her podcast, Unlocked With Savannah Chrisley, Savannah admitted that she's struggled taking custody of her 10-year-old sister and 16-year-old brother.

"The other night, I had a full-on breakdown," she shared. "I was trying to find Chloe proper clothes to go and visit my parents and find her hair stuff. I just sat down on the floor and started crying."

She endured: "I am not my mother. How am I going to do this? I don't feel that I am worthy or capable enough of doing the job she's done for all her life."

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Savannah went on to element how Chloe instructed her she used to be "doing a pretty good job" after she made ramen noodles for her younger sibling. She additionally spoke about how they plan to devour more family foods together.

"From here on out, every Sunday we're going to plan our meals for the week and you guys tell me what you want for dinner," Savannah said on the podcast. "And we'll get the groceries for the week, and you'll know every night what you're going to eat."

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During the episode, Savannah also opened up about how a dialog with her father helped bring her peace about the situation. Todd reportedly told her that taking custody of Chloe and Grayson could be "the hardest, but most rewarding thing [she's] ever done.' Savannah shared that she hopes her siblings eventually find peace, too.

"We need to determine healthier ways to deal with issues and handle issues, although it's just little things I'm trying to implement because I'm not their mother," she said. "I'm no longer their dad. I'm their sister."

Savannah added: "I need to stay in that function of sister. But it is onerous if you end up in the role of guardian and self-discipline."

Catch new episodes of Chrisley Knows Best on Mondays at Eleven p.m. EST on USA Network.

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Update: 2024-05-11