Lisa Marie Presley's Attorney Asks Court to Dismiss Custody Case With Ex-Husband Michael Lockwood

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Lisa Marie Presley's custody battle with ex-husband Michael Lockwood is seemingly nearing a conclusion.Lisa Marie's attorney, Gary Fishbein, attended the custody hearing via Zoom on Tuesday, and told Judge Joseph Lipner that the case should be dismissed because nothing else regarding the custody battle is pending and his client is «sadly no longer with us.»Fishbein said their marriage status was dissolved and child support order survives.

Custody will go to Lockwood unless another family disputes under the probate court. The judge did not yet officially grant the request for dismissal.Lisa Marie married Lockwood -- her fourth husband — in January 2006.

In 2016, Lisa Marie filed for divorce from Lockwood after 10 years of marriage. The pair shared 14-year-old twin daughters, Harper and Finley.The two had been engaged in an ongoing custody battle since their split, and the two only finalized their divorce in May 2021.

Lisa Marie — daughter of Elvis Presley and Priscilla Presley — died after suffering cardiac arrest on Jan. 12 at age 54.The news comes just days after Lockwood -- who did not attend the custody court hearing — formally asked the court to appoint him as guardian ad litem so he can represent his twin daughters' interest in Lisa Marie's ongoing trust battle.According to legal docs, obtained by ET, which he filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Thursday, Lockwood said he should be appointed as the guardian to represent the twins in an upcoming hearing in probate court, which is slated for April 13.In the documents, Lockwood notes he wants to officially be appointed as the twins' guardian because «the minor is a beneficiary of a trust at issue before the probate court in the above-referenced case.