Jennifer Lopez files for divorce from Ben Affleck after two years of marriage

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez have called it quits after just over two years of marriage.According to a report from TMZ, the 55-year-old 'Jenny From The Block' singer filed for divorce from husband Affleck, 52, on Tuesday (August 20).Lopez filed the papers

 

herself without an attorney present in Los Angeles County Superior Court and listed April 26, 2024, as the date of separation. She is technically self-represented.

 

The documents reportedly state that both parties must share financial information, which includes their current income, expenses, properties, and debts. Lopez will have 60 days to carry out this action, and Affleck will have a further 60 days.Jennifer Lopez has filed for divorce from Ben Affleck. Credit: Christopher Polk/Golden Globes 2024 / GettyThe divorce comes two years after the pair - dubbed Bennifer -

 

hosted a lavish wedding party in Georgia on August 20, 2022, after tying the knot in a small, private ceremony in Las Vegas on July 16, 2022.TMZ sources have alleged that the former couple does not have a prenuptial agreement in place, which means earnings from the past two years could be deemed community property during the divorce proceedings.The dissolution of their marriage follows reports that the two had spent most of the summer separated, with the 'Let's Get Loud' singer spending the couple's second wedding anniversary and her 55th birthday in the Hamptons, New York, while the Gone Girl actor remained in Los Angeles for much of the summer.Furthermore, several sources reported that the pair's marriage was over after they allegedly put the mansion they shared in Beverly Hills since June 2023 on the market."She tried really hard to make things work, and is heartbroken," an insider revealed to PEOPLE. “The kids are a top priority, as they always have been.”