Kailyn Lowry revealed on Gia Giudice’s Casual Chaos podcast that she spent almost a million dollars on a “super tumultuous” child custody battle with one of her baby daddies, describing email-only communication and a process that left her reeling financially.
Kailyn Lowry didn’t sugarcoat it.
On Gia Giudice’s Casual Chaos podcast Monday. the Teen Mom 2 star opened up about the complicated custody dynamics she’s dealt with over the years. and she dropped a figure that landed like a gut punch. In her words, one of her “super tumultuous” custody battles after a breakup left her “out seven figures.”.
She explained that the practical side of her situation looks nothing like the messy, instant back-and-forth people imagine. “One of the dads, we’re email-only. So we don’t do phone calls unless we schedule it. We don’t communicate via text or anything like that. It’s just strictly email.”
Then came the bombshell: “I’ve spent almost a million dollars on that child custody case. It’s been a wild ride.”
Lowry didn’t name the baby daddy involved. but she did lay out the full family picture that narrows the possibilities. She shares her eldest son, Isaac, 16, with her first ex, Jo Rivera. She also has Lincoln, 12, with Javi Marroquin; Lux, 8, with Chris Lopez; and Creed, 5, with Chris Lopez as well. Her youngest, Rio, 3, is with Elijah Scott, and she also has 2-year-old twins, Verse and Valley, with Elijah Scott.
Later in the episode, Lowry took one of the relationships out of the running. She said she and Elijah Scott never had to go to court over their relationship ending. That leaves Jo Rivera. Javi Marroquin. or Chris Lopez as the likely candidates for the custody case she described as costing her nearly a million dollars.
It’s a staggering amount to hear tied to a single custody fight—especially given how personal and ongoing these disputes can be. Lowry’s comment also adds a sharp contrast to how formal the day-to-day logistics can become. down to communication being limited to email and phone calls only happening by schedule.
For fans who’ve watched Lowry navigate years of highly public relationship turbulence, the revelation reframes the chaos in a new way: not just drama on camera, but the real-world price tag that can follow a breakup long after the headlines move on.
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Email-only custody?? That sounds like the most boring nightmare ever, but dang almost a million.
So she spent almost a million on custody because they wouldn’t text? Like just call it a day lol. Court costs are crazy tho I guess.
Wait what, I thought she only had one baby daddy thing going on. Jo Rivera?? Javi?? Chris?? Elijah?? I can’t keep up. But email-only is wild, I’ve never heard of that for real custody stuff.
Man this is exactly why I don’t believe any of these Teen Mom stories. She says “super tumultuous” and then it’s like a legal spreadsheet. Also how you spend “out seven figures” on one case if it’s just emails… like lawyers are basically sending invoices for typing??