Kim Kardashian scored a win in court on Wednesday amid her divorce from Kanye West. A judge granted the reality star’s request to be declared legally single, something the rapper previously opposed, as she and West finalize custody and property issues. Her maiden name was also restored.
Kardashian participated remotely in the bifurcation of marital status hearing, which took place in Los Angeles on Wednesday. The “Runaway” singer did not. In true West fashion, the whole thing wasn’t without some drama ahead of time as he fired his attorney on the eve of the hearing.
Kardashian alleged in documents her now ex-husband was “putting a lot of misinformation regarding our private family matters and co-parenting on social media which has created emotional distress.” A legal expert told Yahoo Entertainment it was “highly likely” the SKIMS founder’s request would be granted as bifurcation of marital status is “quite common.”
“There are various reasons this is done,” divorce attorney Mark Ressa explained. “Often divorces, especially those conducted in public courts as opposed to parties hiring a private judge, can take years to complete especially where there are complicated financial issues that simply take time to sort out. It is not uncommon for a party to merely want to get on with their life and need that mental, legal break from their soon-to-be former spouse, to ask for a bifurcation.”
Ressa noted that the law only requires “slight evidence” for bifurcation to be granted.
“In fact, the court is more concerned that parties are forced to remain legally bound to one another when keeping the parties ‘married’ can do nothing but engender additional bitterness and unhappiness. That is exactly what Kim Kardashian has alleged here to the court,” Ressa added.
Although Kardashian’s romance with Pete Davidson has been a point of contention for West, the Grammy winner hasn’t exactly been sitting around lonely. After splitting from Julia Fox, he’s been photographed out with Kardashian lookalike, model Chaney Jones. The two went Instagram official earlier this week.
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