Drake Bell is continuing along with his divorce from estranged spouse Janet Von Schmeling, two years after she initially filed for divorce.
TMZ and Entertainment Weekly report that Bell, 39, filed for divorce in Seminole County, Florida, on Thursday, August 14.
“The method started again in 2023 when his spouse filed citing irreconcilable variations,” Bell's supervisor, Juan José Rovirosa, instructed Leisure Weekly in a press release. “At this stage, each of them are merely concluding that authorized course of. Their precedence stays the protection and wellbeing of their son, and they're doing so from a spot of affection and respect — closing a ravishing chapter of their lives that now evolves into a unique type of love and complicity, all the time centered on their youngster's finest pursuits.”
“Presently, Mr. Bell and his spouse would love privateness as they transition into this new section of their life,” the actor's lawyer, Brittany Staggs, added to TMZ.
Von Schmeling filed for divorce from the Nickelodeon alum in April 2023 after 4 years of marriage, citing irreconcilable variations. She mentioned the couple had been separated since September 2022. The submitting got here simply days after Bell was declared lacking and later discovered by police in Daytona Seashore, Florida.
On the time, Von Schmeling sought major authorized and bodily custody of the couple's son, Wyatt, 4, per courtroom paperwork obtained by TMZ, however requested that Bell retain visitation rights.
Von Schmeling additionally sought spousal assist in her submitting.
Bell tied the knot with Von Schmeling in 2018, nonetheless, he didn't announce the wedding — nor the arrival of son Wyatt — till June 2021.
“In response to numerous rumors which are incorrect, I've been married for nearly 3 years, and we're blessed to be the mother and father of a beautiful son. Thanks very a lot to all my followers all over the world in your good needs,” Bell shared in an X put up.
In February, Von Schmeling revealed by way of Instagram that she is anticipating her second youngster with present associate Jim Perez. “Our Rainbow Child 🌈 September can not come sooner ❤️,” she wrote alongside a replica of an ultrasound scan.
In June, Bell's ex paid tribute to Perez in an Instagram put up for Father's Day, detailing his bond with Wyatt.
“He selected us… Within the huge methods, within the quiet moments, and all of the in-betweens. He turned the person Wyatt and I didn't know we wanted… And now, we're counting down the times till our child woman will get to be together with her daddy too. 💞,” Von Schmeling wrote.
She added, “Joyful (early) Father's Day to the person who confirmed up with love and by no means regarded again. 💙”
