The Game of Thrones actor made the move after Joe Jonas filed for divorce from Sophie Turner on September 5. On September 21, she filed a lawsuit against Jonas, demanding that Jonas take their two daughters back to her native England, demanding "the immediate return of those who were wrongly taken or wrongly taken," according to documents obtained by Page Six . Detained Children”.
Days later, on September 25, Turner and Jonas reached a custody agreement that would keep the children in New York while they worked out their divorce. According to court documents obtained by PEOPLE , they agreed that their daughter must remain in the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York for the time being.
Turner's lawsuit alleges that the estranged couple met two weeks after Jonas filed for divorce and agreed on a plan for the children - 3-year-old daughter Willa and an unnamed 1-year-old daughter. Turner went to England. She claims Jonas seized their passports and barred them from leaving the United States. "The father is in possession of the children's passports," the document states. "He refused to return the passport to the mother and refused to send the children back to the UK with their mother."
Jonas' rep responded to the lawsuit in a statement to Page Six , calling it a "draconian legal position" that goes against the "friendly co-parenting setup" they were trying to create, clarifying Jonas did not "kidnap" their child. "Jo is seeking co-parenting with the children so that they will be raised by both parents, and would of course be fine with the children being raised in the United States and the United Kingdom," the representative said, noting that the children are co-citizens of both countries.
Their separation follows multiple reports that the pair were "on the verge of divorce" and had been having "serious problems" over the past six months. Turner claimed she and Jonas agreed over Christmas 2022 that England would be their "forever home" and said they were "both excited about the family's move," which she officially began filming in April. Miniseries "Joan" . Turner said she later "hesitantly" agreed that their daughter would travel across the United States with Jonas when his band began touring in August. She acknowledged that Jonas sometimes spent more time with them during the day when she was filming, but noted that this was only a "temporary arrangement."
However, Turner claims that their relationship soured after the August 15 argument and that he did not keep his end of the bargain. (He filed for divorce two weeks later, which she claimed she found out about "through the media.") Jonas's rep denied the story.
The same day Jonas called it quits, they released a joint statement on Instagram confirming their split. "After four wonderful years of marriage, we have mutually decided to amicably end our marriage," they wrote. "There has been much speculation as to why, but in reality it was a mutual decision and we sincerely hope everyone can Respect our wishes for our privacy and that of our children.”
