Brittany Cartwright has filed for divorce from Jax Taylor after 5 years of marriage.
Six months after The Valley stars introduced their separation, Cartwright filed on Tuesday, August 27, itemizing their official date of separation as January 24. She cited “irreconcilable variations” as the explanation for his or her divorce, in accordance with courtroom paperwork.
In her submitting, Cartwright requested authorized and bodily custody of their 3-year-old son, Cruz Michael Cauchi, whereas asking that the courtroom grant Taylor visitation rights. She additionally requested that spousal help be terminated for each events. TMZ was the primary to report the information.
The fact TV star, who wed Taylor in June 2019, had beforehand revealed on February 29 throughout an episode of their joint podcast, When Actuality Hits, that she and Taylor have been going their separate methods.
“I do know on my final podcast, I alluded to many marriages going by way of rocky instances,” she mentioned. “Sure, marriages typically are very exhausting, and I’ve had a very tough 12 months this previous 12 months. Jax and I are taking time aside, and I made the choice to maneuver into one other house to take some area for the sake of my psychological well being.”
She added, “I’m taking someday at a time. I don’t know what the longer term holds, however proper now my focus is on being the very best mother to Cruz.”
Final month, a consultant for Taylor confirmed to TMZ that he was receiving in-patient therapy for his psychological well being following the couple’s separation. Taylor appeared to deal with his choice to hunt therapy by sharing an Instagram Story of himself kissing Cruz on the cheek, captioning it, “Attempting to get higher for you buddy, daddy loves you a lot.”
Cartwright and Taylor—who first met in 2015 at a Las Vegas bar, briefly break up in 2017, and received engaged in June 2018—have lengthy been candid concerning the “ups and downs” of their relationship.
After admitting that he cheated on Cartwright in 2017 with former SUR waitress Religion Stowers, Taylor instructed PEOPLE that that they had “weathered the storm” in that chapter of their relationship and ended up “in an important place.”
“We’ve form of weathered the storm,” he defined. “We’re nonetheless going by way of it … [but] we’re in an important place now — in all probability higher than we’ve ever been.
