{"id":2423762,"date":"2026-05-19T19:32:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T19:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2423762"},"modified":"2026-05-19T19:32:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T19:32:00","slug":"joseph-duggar-asks-to-have-communication-with-his-kids-in-filing-to-amend-no-contact-order","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/joseph-duggar-asks-to-have-communication-with-his-kids-in-filing-to-amend-no-contact-order\/","title":{"rendered":"Joseph Duggar Asks to Have Communication with His Kids in Filing to Amend No-Contact Order"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Joseph Duggar is requesting to amend his no-contact order to communicate with his four young children<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He was arrested in March on charges of lewd and lascivious behavior involving a victim under 12 years old<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">His wife, Kendra Duggar, also facing unrelated charges, reunited with their children after her no-contact order was lifted<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/joseph-duggar\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Joseph Duggar;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Joseph Duggar&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Joseph Duggar<\/a> is asking the court to allow him to have contact with his kids.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to court documents obtained by PEOPLE, Duggar filed to amend his no-contact order on Sunday, May 17. The <em>19 Kids and Counting<\/em> alum, 31, is asking the court to allow him to have contact with his &#8220;biological children,&#8221; with whom he&#8217;s been &#8220;unable to communicate with&#8221; since March 31.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Duggar is currently under a no-contact order for minors under the age of 18, which began on March 31. The new filing states that the alleged child victim is &#8220;not a child of the Defendant&#8221; and that the continued no-contact order is &#8220;creating a hardship for the family unit.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Currently, Duggar&#8217;s no-contact order applies to his four young kids \u2014\u00a0Garrett David, 7, Addison Renee, 6, Brooklyn Praise, 5, and Justus Joseph, 3, whom he shares with wife <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/kendra-duggar-family-breaks-silence-joseph-duggar-arrest-11937701\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Kendra Duggar;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Kendra Duggar&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Kendra Duggar<\/a> \u2014\u00a0as well as his two youngest siblings.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for<\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-news-daily-newsletter-sign-up-8692701\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:PEOPLE's free daily newsletter;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;PEOPLE'&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><strong> PEOPLE&#8217;s free daily newsletter<\/strong><\/a><strong> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Kendra and Joseph Duggar<br \/>Credit: TLC\/YouTube<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">On March 18, Joseph, 31, was arrested and charged with lewd and lascivious molestation of a victim less than 12 years old and lewd and lascivious behavior conducted by a person 18 years or older, per Florida&#8217;s Bay County Sheriff&#8217;s Office.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/joseph-duggar-said-his-intentions-were-not-pure-in-confession-affidavit-11931417\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:He allegedly confessed to repeatedly molesting the 9-year-old girl;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;He allegedly confessed to repeatedly molesting the 9-year-old girl&quot;}\" class=\"link \">He allegedly confessed to repeatedly molesting the 9-year-old girl<\/a> in a phone call with the child&#8217;s father and a detective with the local police department, according to an affidavit filed by authorities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Joseph&#8217;s wife Kendra was <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/kendra-duggar-charged-alongside-husband-joseph-duggar-as-police-announce-new-counts-in-ongoing-investigation-11931349\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:also arrested and charged;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;also arrested and charged&quot;}\" class=\"link \">also arrested and charged<\/a> in Arkansas. A spokesperson for their family previously told PEOPLE the charges filed against Kendra, 27, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/kendra-duggar-arrest-source-close-to-family-shares-why-she-went-to-jail-11932361\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:are &quot;totally unrelated&quot; to the felony charges her husband;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;are &amp;quot&quot;}\" class=\"link \">are &#8220;totally unrelated&#8221; to the felony charges her husband<\/a> is expected to face in Florida.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Joseph and Kendra DuggarCredit: Little Duggar Family\/Instagram\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/_a03vr1VsRvcCIQe5HYaDQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/people_218\/b78d7a95a2e51ecfc0d1e44ee4316db2\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Joseph and Kendra Duggar<br \/>Credit: Little Duggar Family\/Instagram<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She and Joseph both face four counts of endangering the welfare of a minor in the second degree and four counts of false imprisonment in the second degree, in relation to the Arkansas charges, the Washington County Sheriff&#8217;s Office said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">On April 17, Kendra&#8217;s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/kendra-duggar-reunited-children-after-losing-custody-pleads-not-guilty-11960195\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:no-contact;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;no-contact&quot;}\" class=\"link \">no-contact<\/a> order was dissolved, and she was reunited with her four kids for the first time since her arrest. A judge signed off on the order the same day that she and Joseph also entered not guilty pleas to four counts of second-degree endangering the welfare of a minor and four counts of second-degree false imprisonment, in entry of appearance motions obtained by PEOPLE.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Kendra and Joseph, who were due to appear in court on April 29, will now make their first court appearance on Aug. 10 in Arkansas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/joseph-duggar-asks-to-see-his-children-in-amended-no-contact-order-11978553\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:People;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;People&quot;}\" class=\"link \">People<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEED TO KNOW Joseph Duggar is requesting to amend his no-contact order to communicate with his four young children He was arrested in March on charges of lewd and lascivious behavior involving a victim under 12 years old His wife, Kendra Duggar, also facing unrelated charges, reunited with their children after her no-contact order was [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2423763,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[453075,475038,453342,475037],"class_list":["post-2423762","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-joseph-duggar","tag-justus-joseph","tag-kendra-duggar","tag-lewd-and-lascivious-behavior"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Joseph-Duggar-Asks-to-Have-Communication-with-His-Kids-in.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2423762","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2423762"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2423762\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2423764,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2423762\/revisions\/2423764"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2423763"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2423762"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2423762"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2423762"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}