DiLaurentis Family

The DiLaurentis family is a prominent family line throughout the Freeform series, Pretty Little Liars.

The DiLaurenits family is prominent and well-respected in the town of Rosewood, although, the family is often clouded with lies and burdened by mysterious deaths and disappearances. They are heavily connected to both the Drake and Hastings families. The only living family members with the last name of "DiLaurentis" are Kenneth, Jason, and Alison DiLaurentis.

History

Family Members

Current Members

Dee - The mother of Kenneth.

Kenneth DiLaurentis - Kenneth DiLaurentis is the patriarch of the DiLaurentis family. He is the father of Alison, the adoptive father of Charles/Charlotte, as well as, the legal father of Jason. Kenneth was distant and harsh toward his family, which lead to him being distant during his children's childhood. After adopting Charles, Jessica became pregnant with a boy, Jason. Kenneth believed Jason to be his son. A few years later, Kenneth noticed that Charles was portraying feminine qualities and identified more with female associated activities. He condoned the behavior, but it wasn't until Charles almost drowned a baby Alison in the bathtub that Kenneth insisted Charles be put in a mental institution. Jessica disagreed seeing as Charles didn't mean to harm Alison, he was just trying to soothe her. Charles was later admitted upon Kenneth's insistence. He then removed all signs of Charles from their lives and acted as if he never existed, and focused his energies on expanding his real estate company. After Alison went missing, Kenneth divorced Jessica as she served as a reminder of the daughter he lost. He remained distant until Alison reappeared, which was when he returned to Rosewood and appeared to care for her. After the revelation of Charlotte, Kenneth distanced himself from his daughters and hasn't spoken to any of his children in years. He did not attend Charlotte's funeral. It is also unclear when, how, or if, Kenneth ever found out Jason wasn't his son.

Charlotte DiLaurentis born Charles Drake - Charlotte Drake was born on May 21, 1988, at Radley Sanitarium as Charles Drake and assigned male at birth. She was born to Mary Drake, a patient at Radley Sanitarium, and her ex-boyfriend Ted Wilson. She was adopted by her biological aunt Jessica and Kenneth DiLaurentis, making her the adoptive sister of Jason and Alison DiLaurentis and their biological cousin. She is also the maternal half-sister of Spencer Hastings and Alex Drake. As a child, Charlotte exhibited signs of gender dysphoria alongside symptoms of mental illness, as her actions were assumed to have been violent and/or psychopathic. At the age of seven, Charlotte was admitted to Radley Sanitarium after she nearly drowned Alison in a bathtub. Kenneth erased Charlotte from the family by telling Jason and Alison that "Charlie" was just an imaginary friend of Jason's from childhood. Unlike her husband, Jessica embraced Charlotte's desire to physically transition into a female and helped her achieve this. One day, Charlotte was taken out of Radley to attend a symbolic burial for "Charles DiLaurentis", and was then readmitted to Radley Sanitarium as Charlotte DiLaurentis. Jessica lied to Kenneth and told him that Charles overdosed in Radley, donated his organs, and was then cremated and buried in Aunt Carol's backyard. Once a young adult, Charlotte escaped Radley and befriended Alison under the alias "CeCe Drake", and became the non-intimate girlfriend of Jason. She was readmitted to Radley the night of September 1st, when she mistook Alison for Bethany and struck the girl over the head with a rock, led to Jessica burying Alison and covering for Charlotte. Charlotte heard from Mona Vanderwaal, a new patient at Radley, at Alison's friends were happy she was gone and decided to take her revenge. She became the second "A", torturing, punishing, and "playing" with the Liars as if they were her dolls. Following her reveal as "A", Charlotte was admitted to Welby State Psychiatric Hospital where she pretended to seek treatment for two years as part of her larger plan to restart the "A-game". On the night of her release, Charlotte was murdered and thrown from the bell tower. Her funeral took place a few weeks later.

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Jason DiLaurentis - Jason is the first-born and only son of Jessica DiLaurentis and Peter Hastings, the half-brother of Alison, Melissa, Spencer, and Alex, as well as the legal son of Kenneth DiLaurentis. Jason is also the maternal cousin and adoptive brother of Charles/Charlotte DiLaurentis. Jessica had an ongoing affair with Peter, which led to her becoming pregnant with his child. To protect both of their families, Jessica lied to Kenneth and told him the child was his. Kenneth and Jessica then raised Jason together as their son. As a teenager, he used to smoke marijuana and hang out with Ian Thomas and Garrett Reynolds. In high school, he, along with them, was in a secret club called N.A.T. Jason almost hated Alison because she would often go into his room and take his belongings. Jason later reveals that he was always jealous of Alison, and had felt that his parents thought they "lost the wrong kid". After Alison returned, Jason left to travel the world and study abroad. He later became the co-owner of the Carissimi Group alongside his sister, Alison, and is estranged from his father.

Alison DiLaurentis - Alison is the first-born daughter of Jessica Drake and Kenneth DiLaurentis, the half-sister of Jason DiLaurentis, and the cousin of Spencer and Alex, as well as the adoptive sister and maternal cousin of Charles/Charlotte DiLaurentis. As a teenager, Alison was conniving and a bully to her fellow students. She formed a posey that followed her around and did or thought whatever she wanted them too, and Alison was mentored by CeCe Drake (she later revealed to be adoptive sister and cousin). Alison mysteriously went missing in 2012 and was later believed to have been murdered by someone close to her family. It was later revealed that she was alive and hiding from the mysterious tormenter, "A". When A was revealed Alison returned home and faced a severe backlash from the town and her former co-students. She was later framed for the murder of both Mona Vanderwaal and Bethany Young, and sentenced to life in prison. The charges were dropped when Mona and the was revealed to have been alive the entire time, and weeks later, the Liars learned the truth about "A". After Charlotte's reveal as A and Alison's then-believed sister, Alison stayed behind in Rosewood to take care of her sister and became a literature teacher at Rosewood High School. Five-years-later, Charlotte was mysteriously killed and a new "A" took charge. During this time, Alison illegally married Archer Dunhill (who was under the alias of Elliot Rollins), was inseminated and impregnated with Emily Fields' eggs, and learned that Charlotte was her maternal cousin all along. She later formed a romantic relationship with Emily and carried their twin daughters to term. After two-years, Alison proposed to Emily, who graciously accepted. After another year passed, with Alison having married Emily and the duo happily raising their daughters in Rosewood. Alison accepted a job in Beacon Heights to teach at a university while simultaneously getting her degree. Upon moving to Beacon Heights, Alison formed an unlikely friendship with Mona Vanderwaal, found herself untangling a web of secrets while solving a murder, and made the hard decision to divorce her wife.

Lily and Grace DiLaurentis-Fields - Lily and Grace are the biological twins daughters of Emily Fields and the surrogate daughters of Alison DiLaurentis. They were conceived using Emily's eggs, Wren's sperm, and were carried to term by Alison. They are currently being co-parented by their mothers, Emily and Alison, who recently divorced. Via surrogacy, they are the cousins of Charlotte DiLaurentis (who is also their adoptive aunt), Spencer Hastings, and Alex Drake.

Extended and Former Family Members

Jessica DiLaurentis - Jessica was the wife of Kenneth DiLaurentis, and the mother of Jason (Peter Hastings' biological son and Kenneth's formerly believed son), Alison, and the adoptive mother and aunt of Charlotte. At some point after Alison's disappearance, Jessica and Kenneth got a divorce and became heavily estranged. Years later, Jessica was murdered by her twin sister, Mary Drake and her body was found by Charlotte, who then buried her in the Hastings' backyard.

Emily Fields - Emily is the ex-wife of Alison DiLaurentis and the biological mother of their twin daughters, Lily and Grace DiLaurentis-Fields. She is the daughter of Pam and Wayne Fields. She grew up in Rosewood alongside Alison, and was a member of her group, known to the public as The Liars. Emily always had a crush on Alison, and the two were an on-and-off-again item later in their life. However, they later became engaged and were co-mothers to their twin daughters until their divorce. They continue to co-parent their daughters.