LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Ricky Martin and Jwan Yosef have filed for divorce and want to share custody of their two children, according to court documents. On Thursday, July 6, the ex-couple made their divorce intentions public.
According to the paperwork, the 51-year-old 'Livin' La Vida Loca' singer filed for divorce on Wednesday in the Superior Court of California, designating the separation date as "TBD." Additionally, he cited "irreconcilable differences" as the cause of the divorce from the 38-year-old Syrian-Swedish artist. Lucia, 4, and Renn, 3, are the couple's two children, and Martin is asking for shared physical and legal custody of both. Matteo and Valentino, the singer's twin 14-year-old boys, will be raised by him alone, as reported by People.
How the couple's kids were born?
Matteo and Valentino, twin boys born via surrogate in 2008 and now 14 years old, are the first members of Martin's family. Martin wed Jwan Yosef, an artist, in 2017. A few years later, the couple had their own children, son Renn, 3, and daughter Lucia, 4, through a surrogate, who were born nine months apart.
Martin is 'yet to determine the full nature and extent of the separate property assets'
Discussing about the divorce, the petition also states that Yosef will get spousal support from Martin. According to the conditions of their prenuptial agreement, Martin is "yet to determine the full nature and extent of the separate property assets and obligations of each party", according to the contract. Martin also stated that "no such assets or debts that I know of" exist for the court to distribute between the two parties.
'Our greatest desire now is to continue having a healthy family dynamic'
Martin and Yosef told PEOPLE in a joint statement Thursday, "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." The statement added, "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."
Jwan and Ricky 'had an open marriage' in which they 'engaged in s** together and with other people'
According to a close friend of the singer, Jwan and Ricky "had an open marriage" in which they "engaged in sex together and with other people." After years of living a 'open' relationship, a source has detailed how the couple finally 'fell out of love' while certain that infidelity was not a part in their split. The source said, "Like many couples, Ricky and Jwan had an open relationship for most of their marriage and this worked for them, until it didn't." The source added, "That being said, neither of them fell in love with someone else. S** was something they engaged in together and separate from other partners," as reported by DailyMail.
In 2015, Martin and Yosef met in person in London after becoming Instagram friends. Six months later, they began dating. They announced their engagement in 2016 and impending nuptials in January 2018. The two were wed on August 29, 2017, per the court records.
