Lisa Marie Presley asks the judge to ‘declare her officially unmarried’ to her five-year-old husband because he ‘refuses’ to divorce
Lisa Marie Presley wants to ‘move on’ with her life and officially cut ties with her ex-husband Michael Lockwood.
Elvis Presley’s 53-year-old daughter filed new court documents asking a judge to declare her officially unmarried – a common practice in prolonged divorces – despite her ex’s refusal to ‘end the marriage’.
In the documents, obtained by TMZ, Lisa Marie traces a bleak future for their relationship by telling the court that there is no hope for the couple to be reconciled.
Single woman: Lisa Marie Presley filed new court documents asking a judge to declare her officially unmarried – a common practice in prolonged divorces – despite her ex’s refusal to “end the marriage”, according to TMZ (Lisa Marie and Michael Lockwood in 2015)
According to the documents, Lisa Marie has been wanting to end her marriage since filing for divorce in June 2016, but Lockwood “refuses”.
Presley is now requesting a fork, “which means separating marital status from other divorce issues.” If her request is fulfilled, she and Michael will be considered unmarried in the eyes of the law while discussing the details of the divorce.
The singer and songwriter said in the documents that she wants the fork ‘so that I can move on with my life’.
Lockwood and Presley were married for a decade from 2006-2010 and they share the 12-year-old twins, Finley and Harper.
In court: Presley is now requesting a fork, ‘which means separating marital status from other divorce issues’. If her request is fulfilled, she and Michael will be considered unmarried in the eyes of the law while discussing the details of their divorce (photo with daughters Riley, Finley and Harper)
In November, Lisa Marie appeared in court for a hearing as part of her divorce case to decide who will take custody of her daughters.
In court documents, Lockwood, 59, accused Presley – who was raised as a scientologist – of using a Church of Scientology tactic called ‘Fair Play’ to open a divide between him and his daughters.
And he also attacked Lisa Marie’s lawyers for ‘hyper-aggressive litigation’ in the case of divorce and custody, with ‘hearings spurred by unfounded lewd allegations’.
It’s over: the singer and songwriter, who has been away from her husband for five years, said in the documents that she wants the fork ‘so that I can move on with my life’ (Photo together in 2004)
After Presley’s 27-year-old son Benjamin Keough committed suicide in July, Lockwood claimed in legal documents that Lisa Marie’s distaste for the tragedy could send her back to the drugs and alcohol from which she claims to be free for three years. years old.
Presley was married four times and had four children. She married singer Danny Keough in 1988 and they shared Danielle Riley Keough – movie star Riley Keough – and Benjamin. They divorced in 1994.
That same year, she married Michael Jackson, but they divorced two years later. Her third marriage, in 2002 to actor Nicolas Cage, also barely lasted two years. She married Lockwood in 2006 and they split up and filed for divorce in 2016.
Low blow: after Presley’s 27-year-old son Benjamin Keough committed suicide in July, Lockwood claimed in legal documents that Lisa Marie’s distaste for the tragedy could send her back to the drugs and alcohol she claims to be free for three years (Lisa Marie and Benjamin photographed in 2012)