There's been a bit of a shake-up in the Duggar family lineup in recent months. After acting as his guardians for more than eight years, Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar gave up custody of their nephew, Tyler, to his grandparents, and now, we're finding out more about what has been going on behind the scenes. New court documents reveal the details of Tyler's bank account, and it paints a confusing picture about the way that the family was managing his money while he was living with the Duggars.
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Jim Bob and Michelle relinquished custody of Tyler in September.
Though Jim Bob and Michelle had been caring for 15-year-old Tyler full time when his mother, Rachel Hutchins — the daughter of Michelle's sister, Carolyn — was no longer able to care for him, he recently moved out of the Duggar compound to live with his grandparents full time. Jim Bob and Michelle seemed fully supportive of the new arrangement and voluntarily allowed Carolyn and her husband to take over Tyler's guardianship.
Financial documents related to the custody case have now been released.
In the documents, which were obtained by The US Sun, Jim Bob and Michelle provided an accounting by guardian, which they filed in October. The accounting covers the year starting on November 22, 2022, and ending on October 31, 2023, showing that Tyler had $231.64 in his bank account.
The documents show Tyler purchased a car during that time.
The documents state that sometime in the last year, Tyler purchased a 2007 Chevy Duramax for $8,500. It's not clear when exactly the car was purchased or what he's using it for — after all, Tyler won't be old enough to get a driver's license for several more months.
"James R. Duggar and Michelle A. Duggar have not used the minor’s property, or obtained any benefit from the minor’s estate during the referenced time period, and said funds have grown to the amount stated above as the net value of the estate," the papers read.
The Duggars are famously into purchasing used cars.
There are multiple used car lots between the members of the family. On Counting On, there were plenty of occasions when we saw Jim Bob and Michelle's older children buying cars at auctions to fix up and sell, so it's possible Tyler was learning how to make money that way. He may also have purchased the car to drive when he does turn 16 next year — it's hard to say what's actually going on.
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Hopefully, Tyler is settling in with his grandparents.
Because Tyler's been raised alongside his cousins for so many years, there's no doubt it's an adjustment — not to mention what it must be like to go from living in a house full of so many kids to having more space and a lot more peace and quiet.
