Ricky Martin and Jwan Yosef.Photo:Michael Kovac/Getty, Dominique Charriau/WireImage
Michael Kovac/Getty, Dominique Charriau/WireImage
The “Livin' La Vida Loca” singer, 51, filed a petition for divorce in the Superior Court of California on Wednesday, listing the date of separation as “TBD,” according to the documents. He also listed “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for the divorce from the Syrian-Swedish artist, 38.
Martin is seeking joint physical and legal custody oftheir two children, Lucia, 4, and Renn, 3. The singer is also father to14-year-old twin sons Matteo and Valentino,whom he will raise as a single parent.
Ricky Martin and Jwan Yosef in May 2022.Lionel Hahn/Getty
Lionel Hahn/Getty
The petition also shows Martin will pay spousal support to Yosef. Martin has also “yet to determine the full nature and extent of the separate property assets and obligations of each party” based on the terms of their premarital agreement, the document reads. Martin also noted that there are “no such assets or debts that I know of” for the court to divide among the two parties.
The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Storystar will also pay his attorney’s fees in the divorce process, according to the document.
“We have decided to end our marriage with love, respect and dignity for our children and honoring what we have experienced as a couple all these wonderful years,” Martin and Yoseftold PEOPLE in a joint statementThursday. “Our greatest desire now is to continue having a healthy family dynamic and a relationship centered on peace and friendship to continue the joint upbringing of our children, preserving the respect and love we have for each other.”
Martin and Yosef connected on Instagram in 2015 and started dating six months later after meeting in person in London.They became engaged in 2016and announced their marriage in January 2018. According to the court documents, the two married on Aug. 29, 2017.
Ricky Martin and Jwan Yosef in 2022.Gisela Schober/Getty
Gisela Schober/Getty
“I’m a husband, but we’re doing a heavy party in a couple of months,” Martin toldE! Newsin January 2018. “We exchanged vows, and we’ve swear [sic] everything, and we’ve signed all the papers that we needed to sign, prenups and everything.”
Martin added, “It feels amazing! I can’t introduce him as my fiancé. I can’t. He’s my husband. He’s my man.”
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