Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck’s Divorce Could “Get Ugly” Because They Didn’t Have a Prenup

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck’s divorce “has the potential to get ugly,” in accordance with an insider.

The supply, who is outwardly shut sufficient to the pair to know particulars concerning the monetary facet of their marriage, confirmed to People that Lopez and Affleck didn’t have a prenuptial settlement after they received married in Las Vegas in 2022. And, apparently, that’s proving a bit problematic now that they’ve determined to finish issues.

“There are some sticking factors over financials,” the supply stated of the previous couple, who’re at the moment dealing with their break up in mediation with high-powered divorce legal professional Laura Wasser (who Folks stories has labored with A-listers like Kim Kardashian and Kevin Costner prior to now ).

The excellent news for the pair is that the wealth and property they introduced into the wedding received’t should be divvied up—as Folks notes, underneath California legislation, solely the revenue and property introduced in throughout their two-year marriage is taken into account neighborhood property that may have to be divided. In fact, precisely what that entails isn’t publicly recognized, since Lopez described their joint property as “unknown” in her divorce petition in August.

Nonetheless, it’s protected to say the quantity is substantial, since it can embrace the Beverly Hills mansion they purchased collectively in 2023 (which they listed for $68 million earlier this summer season) on high of the revenue they’ve every generated by means of movies and different initiatives, together with endorsement offers like these viral Dunkin’ Tremendous Bowl commercials.

As for why the shortage of a prenup could lead on the break up to show “ugly,” issues between the exes already sound tense, primarily based on intel from Folks‘s supply, who provided a bit perception into the messy break up.

“Ben started transferring his issues out of their shared house whereas Jennifer was in New York in April, successfully blindsiding her,” the supply defined, including that Affleck “wouldn’t reply texts or calls” from Lopez by Might.