He is the son of Cathy and Julian. Cathy named him Jory as "J" was for Julian and the "-ory" part was for Cory. He is the half brother of Bart and he is also the father of twins Darren and Deirdre in the last book "Seeds of Yesterday." He was raised by his mother Cathy and his uncle\stepfather Chris. He is expecting another child with his new wife, Toni. When a nanny, Toni, is hired to care for the twins, she originally falls for Bart, but when she learns he is ruthless and easily angered, she decides she doesn't love him.