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Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban are
officially divorced after 19 years of marriage
[January 07, 2026]
By ANDREW DALTON and JONATHAN MATTISE
NASHVILLE,
Tenn. (AP) — Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban are divorced and legally
single, ending the 19-year marriage of one of entertainment’s most
prominent power couples
A Nashville, Tennessee, judge issued an order at a hearing Tuesday
dissolving the marriage of the Oscar-winning actor and the
Grammy-winning country singer. |
Nicole Kidman, left, and Keith Urban arrive at the American Music Awards
on Nov. 19, 2017, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP,
File) |
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Judge Stephanie J. Williams said in a court filing that the
couple’s settlements on splitting assets and child custody are
sufficient, and granted them the divorce.
Williams wrote that “there exist such irreconcilable difference
between the parties that would render continuation of the
marriage impractical and impossible.”
Both Kidman and Urban waived their right to appear at the
hearing.
Messages to their representatives seeking comment were not
immediately answered.
Kidman filed for divorce in September. The superstar split was a
surprise to most of the public, but it had clearly been in the
works for a while. All the legal issues involving assets and
custody had been settled and signed the day of her filing.
Tennessee requires a 90-day waiting period for couples with
minor children before a divorce can take effect.
Kidman and Urban, both 58, have two teenage daughters together.
Their divorce filing said they had “marital difficulties and
irreconcilable differences.”
The plan they signed states that Kidman would be the primary
residential parent to the children. It suggested they would
remain living in Nashville as they have all their lives. The
filing states that neither parent would need child or spousal
support, and lays out a roughly equal division of their joint
assets.
Two of the biggest stars to come out of Australia in recent
decades, Kidman and Urban met in Los Angeles in 2005 and were
married in Sydney the following year. They were red carpet
fixtures throughout their two-decade relationship, with Urban
joining his wife at the Oscars and Kidman attending music events
like the Academy of Country Music Awards. The couple had
publicly but lovingly described some marital difficulties, yet
there were still few outward signs the divorce was coming.
The marriage was the first for Urban and the second for Kidman,
who was married to Tom Cruise from 1990 to 2001. Kidman also has
two older children with Cruise.
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Dalton reported from Los Angeles.
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