Joey Lawrence & Samantha Cope Split After Two Years of Marriage

Joey Lawrence and Samantha Cope are separating after two years of marriage, a source confirmed to People on Wednesday (August 21).

TMZ reported that the 37-year-old A Deadly Deed actress submitted the divorce filing, citing irreconcilable differences with the 48-year-old Melissa & Joey star as the reason, two months after their date of separation, which she indicated as June 2024.

She’s asking for sole physical custody of their daughter Dylan, and asked to block the court’s ability to award either of them spousal support. She specifically asks the court to award her sole physical custody, with Joey allowed to visit only at her discretion.

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The documents also reportedly state that when their daughter turns 3, she’s willing to allow their daughter to stay with Joey for up to two nights a week, but he is not allowed to take her for extended periods of time until she’s older and can consent to such visits.

She also doesn’t want any non-family members around Dylan while she’s visiting her father, unless given approval.

Following their May 2022 wedding, the two announced that they were expecting in September and welcomed their first baby in January 2023.

The ex-couple met in while filming Lifetime’s My Husband’s Secret Brother in 2021.

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