{"id":5962,"date":"2025-10-02T07:53:05","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T07:53:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=5962"},"modified":"2025-10-02T07:53:05","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T07:53:05","slug":"nicole-kidman-cites-reason-she-filed-for-divorce-from-keith-urban-after-nearly-20-years-of-marriage-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=5962","title":{"rendered":"Nicole Kidman Cites Reason She Filed for Divorce from Keith Urban After Nearly 20 Years of Marriage \u2013 Report"},"content":{"rendered":"

After 19 years of marriage, Nicole Kidman has formally filed for divorce from Keith Urban, closing a chapter that many once viewed as one of Hollywood\u2019s most enduring love stories. Now, as the news spreads, legal documents and insider accounts are painting a more complex, emotionally charged picture of what led to the unraveling.<\/p>\n

Court filings list September 30, 2025, as the official date of separation. In her petition, Kidman cited \u201cirreconcilable differences\u201d and \u201cmarital difficulties,\u201d and requested to be designated the primary residential parent for their two daughters, Sunday Rose, 17, and Faith Margaret, 14.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe mother and father will behave with each other and each child so as to provide a loving, stable, consistent and nurturing relationship with the child even though they are divorced,\u201d reads a clause in their Marital Dissolution Agreement.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The agreement includes a parenting plan, a child support worksheet, and a joint commitment to attend co-parenting seminars. Kidman and Urban waived both spousal and future child support, though Urban has already prepaid some obligations, as outlined in the documents. Custody appears to be largely in Kidman\u2019s favor\u2014306 days per year versus Urban\u2019s 59.<\/p>\n

Still, they\u2019ve agreed to jointly make all major decisions regarding their daughters\u2019 education and healthcare. They\u2019ve also vowed to avoid disparaging each other publicly or privately in front of the children, underscoring a shared goal of maintaining stability despite the personal divide.<\/p>\n

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Behind the calm legal language, however, lies a more emotional narrative.<\/p>\n

Sources close to Kidman say she had been fighting to preserve the marriage even as Urban slowly pulled away. One notable move: the singer quietly relocated out of their shared Nashville home earlier this year, signaling what some insiders called \u201cthe beginning of the end.\u201d Friends of the couple reportedly believe Urban has already moved on with someone else, adding another layer of betrayal to the breakup.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe didn\u2019t want this,\u201d a source told *People*. \u201cShe believed she could save their marriage, but it seems he had already made up his mind.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In contrast to Kidman\u2019s emotional struggle, Urban\u2019s public demeanor over recent months suggested a man already detaching. During a July 2025 interview with Ryan Seacrest, when asked about Kidman and their marriage, Urban offered curt, often one-word responses\u2014\u201cYeah,\u201d \u201cMhm,\u201d \u201cLife is in session\u201d\u2014leaving the impression of avoidance rather than connection.<\/p>\n

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