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Celebrity Divorce Chronicles: Jennifer Garner v. Ben Affleck

Publish Date: 08/20/2015

Lately, the story that has been all over entertainment news is the breakup of Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck. After ten years of divorce and three children, critically acclaimed performers Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck have decided to seek a divorce. Notably, the couple’s announcement was made immediately after the couple’s tenth wedding anniversary. Although the details concerning why the couple is seeking divorce are not currently known, the timing of their split could be an indication of why the couple decided to end their relationship after ten years of marriage.

If the couple’s marital woes have been present for a while, they may have decided to postpone their date of separation for the purposes of spousal support, marital benefits, or in order to satisfy the terms of a prenuptial agreement. Due to the couple’s combined wealth, it is likely that spousal benefits such as social security is not one of the couple’s primary concerns. However, satisfying the terms of prenuptial agreement or establishing a “long term marriage” for the purposes of spousal support in California could explain why the couple decided to announce their breakup only one day after their tenth wedding anniversary.

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