Drake Bell is continuing together with his divorce from estranged spouse Janet Von Schmeling two years after she initiated their separation.
Bell, 39, filed for divorce in Seminole County, Florida, on Thursday, August 14, TMZ and Entertainment Weekly reported.
“The method started again in 2023 when his spouse filed citing irreconcilable variations,” Bell’s supervisor, Juan José Rovirosa, mentioned in an announcement to EW. “At this stage, each of them are merely concluding that authorized course of. Their precedence stays the protection and well-being of their son, and they’re doing so from a spot of affection and respect — closing a ravishing chapter of their lives that now evolves into a special type of love and complicity, at all times centered on their little one’s finest pursuits.”
“At the moment, Mr. Bell and his spouse would love privateness as they transition into this new section of their life,” the actor’s legal professional, Brittany Staggs, added to TMZ.
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Von Schmeling filed for divorce from the Nickelodeon alum in April 2023 after 4 years of marriage. She mentioned the couple had been separated since September 2022. The submitting got here simply days after Bell was declared missing and later found by police in Daytona Seaside, Florida.
On the time, Von Schmeling sought main authorized and bodily custody of the couple’s son, Wyatt, 4, however requested that Bell retain visitation rights.
Von Schmeling additionally sought spousal assist in her submitting.
Bell tied the knot with Von Schmeling in 2018; nevertheless, he didn’t announce the wedding — nor the arrival of son Wyatt — till June 2021.
“In response to varied rumors which can be incorrect, I’ve been married for nearly 3 years, and we’re blessed to be the mother and father of a beautiful son. Thanks very a lot to all my followers all over the world in your good needs,” Bell shared in an X submit.
In February, Von Schmeling revealed through Instagram that she is anticipating her second little one with present associate Jim Perez. “Our Rainbow Child 🌈 September can’t come sooner ❤️,” she wrote alongside a replica of an ultrasound scan.
In June, Bell’s ex paid tribute to Perez in an Instagram submit for Father’s Day, detailing his bond with Wyatt.
“He selected us… Within the large methods, within the quiet moments, and all of the in-betweens. He turned the person Wyatt and I didn’t know we wanted… And now, we’re counting down the times till our child woman will get to be together with her daddy too. 💞,” Von Schmeling wrote.
She added, “Joyful (early) Father’s Day to the person who confirmed up with love and by no means regarded again. 💙.”
