Kendra Duggar’s family reportedly is urging her to divorce husband Joseph Duggar following his arrest for child molestation, RadarOnline.com can reveal. The mother of four, 27, found herself in handcuffs after investigators came to her family’s home to do a home study regarding Joseph’s case. It wound up with both of them getting charged with multiple counts of child endangerment and false imprisonment.
Kendra Duggar’s Family ‘Wants Her To Divorce Joseph’
“I was told that her family wants her to divorce Joseph,” Without a Crystal Ball founder and Duggar expert Katie Joy Paulson claimed in an in-depth March 25 video. Paulson was allegedly told by sources that Pastor Paul Caldwell and his wife, Christina, have been telling their eldest child: “You can divorce him. We want you to divorce him. We want you to get your life together, do what’s right for yourself and your kids, and get him away from you.”
The independent journalist claimed: “The sentiment here is that if Kendra gets herself in a better situation away from Joseph and away from the Duggars, that she has the ability to get herself together and that Joseph was really putting her in an ugly place.”
Joseph and Kendra Duggar’s Children Removed From Their Home
Joseph and Kendra’s four children, ranging in age from two to seven, were removed from the home by authorities following her March 20 arrest — he was already behind bars for the molestation case — and Paulson said the children are “100 percent not with the Duggars” at this time. It’s believed that sons Garret and Justus, and daughters Addison and Brooklyn, are being taken care of somewhere else after they were removed by the Department of Children and Family Services.
Investigators found the doors to the children’s rooms had locks only on the outside, raising red flags and leading to the false imprisonment charges. “I was also told that these locks on the doors were not a Kendra thing. It was not a Kendra idea. That was a Joseph thing. And it was because his parents did that to him when he was a child,” Paulson alleged in the video.
Joseph Duggar Asked Kendra’s Father for Permission to Marry Her
Kendra’s family members are no strangers to fans of the Duggars, as they appeared on the 19 Kids and Counting spinoff show Counting On. In an October 2017 episode, Joseph was seen asking Pastor Paul if he could marry his daughter after they had been courting for several months. After leaning forward in his chair, the Lighthouse Baptist Church founder told Joseph, “Well, that’s a big step.”
“We’ve talked many hours, and I really feel like the Lord’s leading in this direction, but I do want to remind you that you’re taking one of my most precious gifts,” Paul told Joseph about the eldest of his nine children. He then gave the TLC star his blessing, saying how Joseph had “honored my wife and I, and our choices through this whole process, and look forward to seeing what God’s gonna do with you two. Paul went on to officiate Joseph and Kendra’s wedding in September 2017.
