Money has been at the forefront of the conversation surrounding the Duggar family in recent weeks. This is mainly because the Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets doc highlighted daughter Jill saying she wasn’t paid for her work on shows like Counting On and that Jim Bob Duggar had kept tight control over the money coming in from TLC and other ventures. Now rumors are swirling the patriarch and matriarch of the clan may be dealing with money issues amidst the end of the reality dynasty and their eldest son Josh’s legal problems; Duggar is currently in the appeals process.
Paying for Josh to be represented in court likely cost a pretty penny, with some estimates noting it costs upwards of $300 dollars per lawyer per hour in the Arkansas area where Josh was tried (though these are all guesstimates and nowhere near confirmed). Josh’s sibling Joseph allegedly sold some of his brother’s land at one point to pay for a part of the fees, and separately Duggar critic Katie Joy of Without A Crystal Ball said that Jim Bob and Michelle had been covering a lot of his legal costs.
