Jen Affleck has filed for divorce from her husband Zac Affleck after seven years of marriage, while pregnant with the couple’s fourth child, according to court documents first reported by TMZ and obtained by People.
The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star, 27, filed the petition on Tuesday 3 November in the Fourth Judicial District Court in Provo, Utah. She also submitted a proposed parenting plan for their three children, though its details remain private. The court records do not list a reason for the divorce or detail the custody arrangement she is seeking.
“The type of relationship I want this child to look up to”
In an interview with Us Weekly published on 10 November, Jen said her fourth pregnancy was the final straw that pushed her to file, saying she had to ask whether their marriage was “the type of relationship I want this child to look up to”. Zac gave a public apology, writing: “I married my dream girl, and I messed it up.”
Jen told Entertainment Tonight she had known for a long time that she wanted a divorce and did not want to postpone the filing until after welcoming the couple’s fourth child, saying she was concerned the vulnerable period after giving birth could draw her back into a cycle she wanted to leave. She also said she did not think seriously about the state of the marriage until the first season of the show came out.
A marriage played out on camera
Jen and Zac met on the Mormon dating app Mutual in 2018, got engaged and married the following year, and built a family that now includes daughters Nora, five, and Penelope, 16 months, and son Luca, three. They announced in June that they were expecting a fourth child.
Their marriage has been a recurring storyline on The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, where viewers have seen disagreements involving career ambitions, gambling and time apart. The couple were living apart when the show returned for season two in May 2025. Jen has since moved from Utah to California with her three children, and the spinoff The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives: Orange County, which stars Jen, premieres on Hulu on Thursday 12 November.
