Jennifer Lopez has requested that Ben Affleck’s last name be removed from her divorce filing
Jennifer Lopez desires the return of her given name.
After two years of marriage, the singer filed for divorce from Affleck on Tuesday, August 20. Jennifer Garner supports her during her divorce from Ben Affleck.
Jennifer Lopez desires the return of her given name.
After two years of marriage, the multihyphenate, 55, filed for divorce from Ben Affleck, 52, on Tuesday, August 20.
In court records that was able to obtain on Thursday, August 22, Lopez asked that her previous name, Jennifer Lynn Lopez, be reinstated.
In her application, Lopez also stated that she and Benn Affleck did not wish to receive spousal support, citing “irreconcilable differences” as the cause of their separation.
She checked to separate their property (assets and debts), adding, “The exact nature and extent of separate property assets and obligations are unknown to Petitioner at this time. Petitioner reserves the right to amend this Petition when same is ascertained.”
Lopez stated in the filing that she wants to verify the rights to assets and debts in relation to community and quasi-community property. However, she also stated that the “exact nature and extent” of these factors are currently unknown and will be determined.
In other terms, she and Affleck must still determine the distribution of assets during the divorce.
Lopez and Affleck exchanged vows in Las Vegas on July 17, 2022. In August of that year, they held a grand ceremony in Savannah, Georgia, to commemorate their union.
In her December 2022 cover interview with Vogue, the actress from Unstoppable expressed her “proud” status as Mrs. Affleck and disclosed her decision to lawfully alter her last name.
“We’re husband and wife. I’m proud of that. I don’t think that’s a problem,” she said at the time.
The This Is Me…Now singer pointed out that “people are still going to call me Jennifer Lopez,” however, her “legal name” would be “Mrs. Affleck because we’re joined together.”
She expressed that she believed that changing her last name was a “romantic” decision, despite the fact that others may have their own opinions. She said regarding her separation that “it felt like I was going to die”
“It still carries tradition and romance to me, and maybe I’m just that kind of girl.”
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