{"id":237100,"date":"2023-09-27T18:03:04","date_gmt":"2023-09-27T18:03:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/?p=237100"},"modified":"2023-09-27T18:03:04","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T18:03:04","slug":"sophie-turner-initiates-divorce-proceedings-in-uk-after-joe-filed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/celebrities\/sophie-turner-initiates-divorce-proceedings-in-uk-after-joe-filed\/","title":{"rendered":"Sophie Turner initiates divorce proceedings in UK after Joe filed"},"content":{"rendered":"
Sophie Turner is now fighting to move her divorce case to her native UK weeks after estranged husband Joe Jonas filed for separation in Florida, according to a court hearing on Wednesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Game of Thrones star, 27, has initiated proceedings in a British court as she seeks to return her two children to England.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It’s the latest development in the couple’s bitter divorce saga and could likely further complicate the case that is now being handled by three different courts across two countries.<\/p>\n
A hearing took place on Wednesday in Miami courtroom, where Jonas, 34, first filed for divorce on September 1, with Turner finding out four days later.<\/p>\n
Sources close to Jonas have claimed that in the lead up to the split, the British actress had been out partying while the singer had been looking after their daughters Delphine, one, and Willa, three, on his own for some time.<\/p>\n
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Sophie Turner (pictured in New York last week) has initiated divorce proceedings in her home country, weeks after estranged husband Joe Jonas filed in Miami\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Attorneys for Joe, 34, pictured in New York City on Monday, claimed Turner is trying to stop the Miami proceedings and move the case to the UK<\/p>\n
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Joe Jonas and pregnant Sophie Turner were seen posing on the red carpet with her growing belly for the 2022 Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art<\/p>\n
Turner fired back a bombshell legal filing at a court in New York – the third court where the couple are battling each other.<\/p>\n
There she accused Jonas of refusing to hand over the girls’ passports so they could return to England with her and cited an international child abduction law.<\/p>\n
Earlier this week DailyMail.com revealed that both sides had agreed to an interim consent order to keep the girls in New York until the matter is resolved.<\/p>\n
During the 15-minute remote hearing in Miami, the first hearing in any jurisdiction, neither Turner nor Jonas was present.<\/p>\n
Joe’s lawyer Tom Sasser said that ahead of the next hearing there would need to be depositions.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He also called Turner’s request to stop the Miami proceedings entirely ‘particularly concerning and problematic’.<\/p>\n
He claimed that she had ‘elected to initiate a UK divorce proceeding’ and wanted to ‘stop these proceedings in their tracks’.<\/p>\n
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Joe filed for divorce shortly after embarking on a nationwide tour with his brothers for the Jonas Brothers<\/p>\n
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Turner and Jonas were married in 2019 but, according to legal filings, their marriage rapidly broke down in August after an argument<\/p>\n
Turner’s attorney Beth Volgelsang told the judge ‘that’s not what we’re saying’ and argued that they only wanted a stay on Judge Young making an order in the divorce until the New York case is resolved.<\/p>\n
Judge Young told the court that he would deal with everything else in the divorce apart from the children.<\/p>\n
When Volgelsang requested that her client appear remotely for the next court date,\u00a0 Judge Young replied: ‘Your client will be here and will be in my courtroom.’\u00a0<\/p>\n
He added that he wanted to set a date in mid December as most film studios shut down around then.<\/p>\n
The judge offered both parties three dates and told them to notify him which one they preferred. Jonas will have to come in person too, the judge said.<\/p>\n
Turner and Jonas were married in 2019 but, according to legal filings, their marriage rapidly broke down in August after an argument.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The nature of the argument has not been revealed, although sources close to Jonas have claimed that he saw something on his Ring security camera that convinced him his marriage was over.<\/p>\n
Jonas sources have claimed to TMZ that ‘she (Turner) likes to party’ and that he tried to ‘salvage’ the relationship while looking after the kids.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Last week, the two agreed to an interim consent order to keep the kids in New York after Sophie demanded Joe return them to the UK<\/p>\n
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Jonas and Turner sold their stunning waterfront mansion in Miami for $15 million<\/p>\n
The estranged couple issued a joint statement on September 6th which read: ‘After four years of wonderful marriage we have mutually decided to amicably end our marriage.<\/p>\n
‘There are many speculative narratives as to why but, truly this is a united decision and we sincerely hope that everyone can respect our wishes for privacy for us and our children’.<\/p>\n
Three weeks later, Turner filed a petition for the return of their children to England at the court in New York.<\/p>\n
The filing claimed that the former couple’s daughters have been wrongfully detained in New York City from ‘their habitual residence’ in the UK.<\/p>\n
The children’s friends, family schools, activities, medical and dental care are all in England, according to court papers.<\/p>\n
The lawsuit cites the Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, also known as the Hague Convention, which was ratified by both the US and the UK, and grants courts the ability to order the return of a child if they are wrongfully removed.<\/p>\n