Arnold Schwarzenegger, Maria Shriver finalise divorce 10 years after split

Nearly 10 years after their breakup Maria Shriver and Arnold Schwarzenegger are now officially divorcedAs per Us Weekly the 74yearold actor and the 66yearold author finalised their legal separation on Tuesday one decade after Shriver initially filed for divorce following Schwarzeneggers cheating scandalThe Terminator actor married Shriver in 1986 after meeting at a tennis event nine years prior The duo welcomed four children Katherine Schwarzenegger Christina Schwarzenegger Patrick Schwarzenegger and Christopher Schwarzenegger between 1989 and 1997Shriver stood by Schwarzeneggers side as he served as the governor of California for two terms from 2003 to 2011 but they hit a bump in the road after 25 years together when the actor revealed hed been unfaithful years priorIn May 2011 it was reported that Arnold had an affair with the familys former housekeeper Mildred Patty Baena in 1997 and fathered a child son Joseph BaenaI understand and deserve the feelings of anger and disappointment among my friends and family the veteran actor had said in a statement announcing that he and Shriver separated in the wake of the scandalThere are no excuses and I take full responsibility for the hurt I have caused I have apologized to Maria my children and my family I am truly sorry he addedShriver for her part released a statement of her own saying This is a painful and heartbreaking time As a mother my concern is for the children I ask for compassion respect and privacy as my children and I try to rebuild our lives and healShriver filed for divorce in July of that year Us Weekly confirmed at the time that the Chicago native was seeking joint legal and physical custody of the pairs thenminor children Patrick and ChristopherThe 66yearold author and journalist cited irreconcilable differences as the reason for separating after more than two decades together She also asked for Schwarzenegger to pay her attorneys fees and spousal support according to court documents obtained by Us WeeklyThe Predator actor spoke out about the affair in November 2017 telling Fox News that it was a major major screwup on his partDespite not being legally divorced until this month the exes have seemingly moved forward with their lives and continued to coparent their four children In fact the former couple has embraced being grandparents to Katherines 16monthold daughter Lyla who she shares with her husband Chris PrattSchwarzenegger and Shriver are going to be grandparents for a second time in 2022 with Katherine and Pratt announcing earlier this month that they are expecting their second child Pratt is also a doting father to 9yearold son Jack whom he shares with exwife Anna FarisThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever