To get married is not to attack, but getting a divorce is not so easy. It happens that the divorce process lasts for years and the parties cannot come to an agreement in any way.
Property claims, redistribution of jointly acquired property, the issue of child custody - all this can turn yesterday's loving spouses into their worst enemies and forever discourage them from any desire to ever enter into an official marriage with someone else.
Introducing the 10 longest star divorces.
10. Heidi Klum and Seal
The duration of the divorce proceedings is 2 years
Despite the fact that for a long time their marriage was an example to follow, after 7 years of marriage, Sil and Heidi Klum filed for divorce.
Their family seemed extremely harmonious - common holidays, idyllic family photos and ... four common children! But, everything turned out not so rosy ...
The media mentioned several reasons for the divorce, among which the main ones: the incompatibility of celebrity schedules, mutual betrayal and the absurd nature of Strength - Heidi complained that her husband had repeatedly raised her hand to her.
9. Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner
The duration of the divorce proceedings is 3 years
Jennifer suffered for a long time the tricks of her husband, convincing herself that no one in this world is perfect. She turned to a psychoanalyst for help, but in the end her patience snapped.
In June 2015, the media reported that Affleck and Garner decided to divorce. The reason for such a decision indicated the infidelity of the star spouse. His secret mistress was the nanny of their children in common with Jennifer!
8. Mark Anthony and Jennifer Lopez
The duration of the divorce proceedings is 3 years
The process, which began in April 2012, ended only in 2015. Then the former spouses came to an agreement on financial claims and on the issue of custody of two common children - Max and Emma.
Under the terms of the contract, the bulk of the obligation to raise twins falls on Lopez’s shoulders, and her ex-husband agrees to spend 7 days a month with children.
Recall that the relationship between Lopez and Anthony ended in 2011, and papers for divorce were filed nine months after this breakup.
7. Chloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom
The duration of the divorce proceedings is 3 years
The star of the popular reality show “The Kardashian Family” and the NBA basketball player got married in 2009, having known each other for only one month.
During the last months of their life together, the couple lived separately. As the reasons for divorce, numerous sources indicate drug addiction and regular infidelity Odom.
Rumor has it that after the breakup, Lamar still cannot recover, although he knows that the relationship with his ex-wife is over. And Kardashian, on the contrary, “continues to live on.”
6. Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt
The duration of the divorce proceedings is 3 years (process not yet completed)
The legendary “Mrs. Smith” left her husband, accusing him of alcoholism and improper performance of his father's duties, in September 2016.
However, divorcing her disgusted husband was not so simple, and custody of their common and adopted children became a stumbling block in this matter.
At first, the court sided with Jolie, but the obstacles that she posed in Brad’s communication with the children turned against herself - the court ordered the actress not to infringe her husband’s paternal rights.
At the moment, the divorce proceedings between Hollywood stars is not over yet, but it seems that both of them are tired of all these squabbles.
5. Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon
The duration of the divorce proceedings is 2 years
The breakup initiative came from the actor. He filed for divorce with the court, and a few days later the press became aware of this. This step Nick put an end to a six-year relationship with Carey.
By the way, despite the booming media hype, few of the couple’s fans could believe that they would actually disperse. Some fans attributed these rumors simply to another crisis in the relationship.
4. Demi Moore and Bruce Willis
The duration of the divorce proceedings is 2 years
This parting had the effect of an exploding bomb. And he was no less unexpected for the spouses. The initiator of the divorce in this case was Demi Moore.
Once, when her husband was not at home, she simply called the movers and ordered them to take all her husband's belongings out of their common home.
The star couple’s divorce took about two years. All this time, the lawyers from the spouses made accurate calculations of the jointly acquired property and tried to agree on its separation.
Ten years after the divorce, Willis, recalling the marriage with Moore, said that she was the main woman in his life.
Recall that Bruce Willis and Demi Moore have been married for 13 years. They have three common daughters named Rumer Glenn, Scout LaRoux and Tallulah Belle.
3. Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher
The duration of the divorce proceedings is 2 years
During the trial, Demi claimed half of Ashton's fortune as compensation for the trauma inflicted on her, although the actress herself earned much more than her ex-spouse for her entire career. Apparently, this is how she estimated the damage of Kutcher’s constant betrayal.
Their breakup was accompanied by great scandals in the press. It was rumored that the actress had to be treated for depression for a long time after all this.
2. Richard Gere and Carey Lowell
The duration of the divorce proceedings is 4 years
Under what conditions the former spouses managed to come to an agreement - no one knows. The contract, which was drawn up by the lawyers of the two parties, is protected by the law on confidentiality, so it is unlikely that any of the former lovers will tell the media about what really happened.
The litigation between Gere and Lowell for four years, the couple could not come to a consensus on the financial issue. At the same time, they settled the custody of their common child, son Homer, quickly enough.
1. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver
The duration of the divorce proceedings is 8 years
In the summer of 2011, Shriver put an end to his relationship with “Iron Arnie” after she became aware of her husband’s long-standing love affair on the side.
Schwarzenegger pleaded guilty to his wife, but Mary was adamant. However, it was not so simple. Eight years have passed since then, and the divorce proceedings are still ongoing.
It seems that nothing prevents them from putting an end to their marriage - the children have long grown up, an agreement on the division of property and finances has been reached. And yet, for some reason, Arnold and Maria are still legally married.