Kendra Duggar‘s parents are seemingly making a statement about where their relationship with their daughter and son-in-law Joe Duggar stands following the couple’s recent arrests and a rumored feud between Kendra’s family and the Duggars.
Kendra’s parents– Paul and Christina Caldwell— have remained silent since it was announced that Kendra’s husband Joe Duggar had been arrested on March 18 on child molestation charges. They also didn’t comment when Kendra herself was arrested days later on unrelated charges. However, on Friday, Kendra’s parents made a subtle but telling “statement” about how they currently feel about their daughter and son-in-law.
Kendra’s parents— who share a Facebook profile (naturally)— hadn’t publicly updated their social media accounts since 2022, but on Friday posted two new family photos that very tellingly do not feature Joe, Kendra or the couple’s kids. All pro family photos previously posted by Paul and Christina to their Facebook featured the disgraced Counting On stars.
As fans of the show will remember, Paul was the couple’s pastor for several years and even married them in 2017. Shortly after, Kendra and Christina found themselves pregnant at the same time, bringing the already close mother and daughter even closer together.
However, in recent years, it appears that the Caldwells and Joe’s father Jim Bob Duggar have had some sort of falling out, but Joe and Kendra appeared to remain on good terms with Kendra’s family. The couple was included in Caldwell family photos, as well as in videos taken at the church Paul Caldwell is the pastor at.
(Kendra and Joe also appeared in a strange video posted to the Caldwells’ church website. In the video— entitled “The Greatest Gift”— Kendra and Joe played Jesus’ parents Mary and Joseph. While the video was live on the church website last month, it has since been removed and been made private.)
Anyway, in 2021, Kendra and Joe transferred the deed to the home they had built for themselves to Kendra’s parents for only $10,000 via a quitclaim deed, However, in February 2025, county records indicate that the property was transferred back (once again via quitclaim deed) to Joe and Kendra.
Calls made between Joe and Kendra while Joe was in jail in Arkansas last month also indicate things are no longer pleasant between Kendra and Joe and Kendra’s family. In one call, Kendra mentions that the Duggars are making sure the Caldwells vacate the home in question.
In a call made to Joe on March 25, Kendra tells her incarcerated hubby that “my family said they’re moving out in a month and everybody [assuming she means the Duggars here] is going to hold them to it.”
Joe and Kendra have a giggle about that, and Joe mentions that he already has a list of tasks that need to be done at the house once the Caldwells get the boot.
While Kendra mentions in several calls how supportive Joe’s family has been through all of the recent events (with Joe’s mom Michelle Duggar even bailing Kendra out of jail), there has been no indication that Kendra’s parents are supporting the pair or have even contacted them since Joe’s arrest.
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As of press time, Kendra’s parents have not released a statement regarding Joe’s arrest, his charges or Kendra’s arrest.
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