Sophie Turner sues estranged husband Joe Jonas for return of two daughters to England weeks after divorce announcement
ACTRESS Sophie Turner has sued estranged husband Joe Jonas to return their two daughters to England.
This came weeks after the former couple announced their divorce.
The Game of Thrones actress filed the lawsuit in a Manhattan court on September 21, according to the documents obtained by the U.S. Sun.
Upon the initial agreed plan: "When the Mother finished filming on September 14, 2023, she would travel to New York to collect the children and return home to England.
"The parties’ plan was for the Mother to spend a week with the family in New York, and then to return home to England with the children on September 20, 2023, where the Mother has a short work commitment on September 28, 2023.
The documents continued: "The Mother has requested the return of the children to England.
"She has submitted her Application for Return with the Central Authority for England & Wales.
"The Mother has never consented or acquiesced to the removal of the children from England."
The legal documents closed with: "The Mother has promptly, and to the best of her ability, taken all legal steps available to her to seek the return of the children to England."
";The children are currently temporarily physically located with the Mother within the Southern District of New York at The St. Regis."
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Sophie, 27, wrote in the filing that the so-called wrongful retention started on Wednesday, September 20.
Joe's estranged wife said she and the Jonas Brothers star agreed over Christmas 2022 that the twosome would make England their forever home.
The former couple would have started looking for schools for their older daughter, Willa.
On September 19, Joe's Florida attorney confirmed "that the Father will not return the passports to the Mother and will not consent for the children to return home to England."
The 34-year-year-old star is repped by Tom Sasser, who handled golfer Tiger Woods' infamous divorce to Elin Nordegren.
The exes relocated from Miami to England on April 10, 2023.
Joe, who resides in Los Angeles, brought his kids on tour with him and his brothers Nick and Kevin.
THE BREAKUP
The documents also revealed the split “happened very suddenly” after an argument that took place on August 15, 2023.
The docs added: "The parties had an argument on August 15, 2023. On or about September 1, 2023, the Father filed a divorce case against the Mother in Florida.
"On or about September 5, 2023, the Mother found out through the media that the Father had filed for divorce."
MARITAL PROBLEMS
In early September, the news broke about the former pair breaking up following accusations of marriage troubles.
Joe, 34, decided to end his marriage, according to legal docs seen by .
The docs revealed that the singer asked for joint custody of the couple's two daughters: Willa, three, and their one-year-old.
The publication also noted the Joe and Sophie have a prenuptial agreement.
Sources told TMZ that they had been facing problems for at least six months.
According to , the prenuptial agreement stated that Joe will “keep all of his royalties from the music” with his siblings.
Sophie will keep the money she made from the HBO fantasy drama as well as “any residuals from her acting career.”
Their homes that were obtained before they got married will remain with their rightful owner.
An insider close to the pop singer claimed Sophie reportedly "likes to party, he likes to stay at home. They have very different lifestyles."
'A UNITED DECISION'
On September 6, Sophie confirmed her divorce after having spent four years of marriage.
The Dark Phoenix star took to and released a statement: "After four wonderful years of marriage we have mutually decided to amicably end our marriage."
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She continued: "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.'"
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