Kendra Duggar said her and Joseph's kids will seek therapeutic help after their arrests.

April 2 2026, Published 4:00 p.m. ET

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Kendra Duggar noted their kids come first 'whatever happens.'

Officials with the Department of Children and Families took Kendra and Joseph's kids after they were both charged with child endangerment.

Since then, the 27-year-old mother has had restricted contact with them, and sister-in-law Anna, in an email to Joseph, reported that Kendra said it would be "a month" before she would be allowed to see them again.

When she is finally reunited with them, she has vowed to give them her full attention.

"I'm going to try to get counseling for them, and all the things, because they’re dealing with a lot," she told Joseph while he was behind bars at the Washington County, Arkansas jail. "I’m looking forward to getting them all the things that they need."

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She reportedly has had little contact with them since they were removed from her home.

In another phone call, Kendra broke down in tears while revealing she had little information on the status of their children.

"From what I can tell, the kids are going to be well taken care of," she optimistically told Joseph. "They keep telling me that they’re doing really well and everything."

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While Kendra would not reveal who "they" are, she did reassure her incarcerated husband that she is being supported by both of their families.

"We've got a whole team of people that… they're family," she said, choking back tears. "Like, every last one of them has made incessant phone calls or research or whatever. It’s insane the outpouring of love."

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Kendra and Joseph Duggar each face criminal charges.

Joseph and Kendra share four young children, two boys and two girls, born between 2018 and 2022. While the two face the same endangerment charges, an insider stressed that Kendra was not involved with Joseph's other arrest on allegations of lewd and lascivious molestation of a victim less than 12 years old.

"Kendra's arrest has nothing to do with Joseph's – although one precipitated another," the source explained. "After his charge, they automatically do a home study if minors live there."

During the home investigation, authorities found several rooms that could only be locked from the outside.

"Apparently, they had two rooms where the lock of the doorknob was on the outside instead of inside," the source explained. "They arrested her and took her kids for that, saying it’s evidence that she wrongly detains her kids."

Joseph bonded out of jail on Tuesday, March 31.

Joseph bonded out of jail on Tuesday, March 31, nearly two weeks after he was first arrested in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and then transferred to Bay County, Florida, to face the charges.

He was ordered to have no contact with the alleged victim, and must be supervised at all times when around other minors – including his own children.

If he is found guilty, his access to his children could be greatly restricted. Florida has some of the toughest child molestation laws in the nation, with offenses punishable by life in prison.

Even once those convicted are released from prison, they continue to face extreme and lasting consequences, as it's a requirement that their name be permanently added to the National Sex Offender Registry.

According to Florida law, that also means staying a certain number of feet away from children, including his own.