Teddi Mellencamp is officially divorcing Edwin Arroyave.
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum filed for divorce on Nov. 1 after 13 years of marriage, citing irreconcilable differences as the reason for their separation, according to court documents obtained by PEOPLE.
Although the divorce papers were filed on November 1, just one day before she publicly announced the news on social media, Mellencamp (43) listed October 20 as the separation date.
The reality star and mother of three had asked for spousal support to be awarded to her, but asked to end the court’s ability to award spousal support to Arroyave, 47. She also requested primary legal and physical custody of their three children — Slate, 12, Cruz , 10, and Dove, 4 — with “reasonable and frequent” visitation from Arroyave, and that he be responsible for all attorney fees and costs.
According to the documents, the former couple’s assets and debts are “unknown at this time” and will be determined at a later date.
Teddi Mellencamp announced her divorce from Edwin Arroyave: ‘My priority is my children’
Edwin Arroyave and Teddi Mellencamp.
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On Nov. 2, Mellencamp announced that she and Arroyave were separating in an Instagram post and emphasized the importance of putting children first during the transition.
“After much consideration and consideration, I have made the difficult decision to file for divorce,” the reality star wrote in her statement. “My priority is my children and ensuring their privacy and well-being during this new chapter.”
“Making a public statement was not something I wanted to do,” she continued, “but in an effort to protect my family from unnecessary speculation and rumors, I felt that being open, honest and vulnerable was the best way forward.”
On November 3, Arroyave shared a cryptic post about how he was doing on his own Instagram. One screenshot of the app, which detailed his sleep schedule, showed he slept for nine hours and 10 minutes with an “optimal” sleep score.
“I recently talked about only getting 3 hours of sleep a night,” he wrote in the caption. “I finally got some rest!”
Teddi Mellencamp spotted for the first time since announcing her divorce from Edwin Arroyave
He later shared another photo, this time a selfie of himself in a hot yoga studio.
“You won’t always be motivated or inspired. That’s where rituals and habits come in,” he wrote.
The Eds The podcast host continued: “Good habits are what will get you through the dark days. Your true character comes out when you’re under pressure.”
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Edwin Arroyave and Teddi Mellencamp.
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In the past, Mellencamp, who is the daughter of singer John Mellencamp, has spoken about how Arroyave didn’t believe in marriage when the two first met.
“He came home and he had tears in his eyes, and I’ve never seen him cry before,” Mellencamp said in a 2019 interview with Yahoo Lifestyle. “And he just put a blank check on the nightstand, and he was like, ‘Hey, I just wanted to tell you that I love you and I went to buy a ring today. I’m sorry I just don’t believe in marriage and I don’t want you to break up with me.’ ”
“I felt like the life had just been sucked out of me,” she recalled.
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The founder and CEO of Skyline Security quickly changed his mind and asked Mellencamp to marry him the next day, on Christmas Eve.
“Your mind plays tricks on you and at the end of the day I knew that this was the girl I wanted to spend the rest of my life with,” Arroyave explained in the same interview with Yahoo.
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