Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott are leaving their married days behind them. The estranged couple settled their divorce on Monday, two years after going their separate ways.
The “Beverly Hills, 90210” star and McDermott signed a “written agreement regarding their assets and their marriage,” according to a declaration filed Monday in Los Angeles County Superior Court. Details about that agreement, including custody and visitation, were not disclosed, but court documents confirm that the parents of five consider their divorce an “uncontested” matter.
Court documents reveal that Spelling, 52, checked boxes that requested child support and spousal support “should be ordered” pending the judge's approval. He also requested that his legal fees be covered.
Spelling and Canadian actor McDermott, 58, separated in June 2023 after 17 years of marriage. The television star, born Victoria D. Spelling, filed for divorce in March 2024, citing irreconcilable differences. The exes married in May 2006 and share children, Liam, Stella, Hattie, Finn and Beau, who range in age from 8 to 18. When she filed her petition, Spelling requested sole physical custody of the children and joint legal custody and visitation rights of McDermott.
The “True Tori” star got candid about her decision to file for divorce during an episode of her “misSPELLING” podcast, telling listeners that she was cautious about her split with McDermott taking a sour turn and reflecting on how their relationship went the distance, despite outside skepticism from the beginning. Before getting married, Spelling and McDermott were married to actor Charlie Shanian and actress and singer Mary Jo Eustace, respectively.
“And we got together and people were like, 'Oh, I'll give it six months,' and we always say, 'Oh, we did it in 18 years.' It shouldn't have been 18 years and I think he'd say the same thing,” he said last year. “If he and I had had a real heart-to-heart conversation, it would have been over much sooner.”
During the podcast episode, she opened up about her difficult relationship, remembering “red flags” and moving forward with the marriage despite them.
McDermott had also spoken candidly about her marriage to Spelling months after news of their split broke.
“All Tori has done to this day is want me to be happy and healthy and I inflicted a lot of harm and pain on that woman,” he told the Daily Mail in November 2023. “I'm going to live the rest of my life making amends because I took something that was really beautiful and I tore it down year after year, day after day.”
Amid their divorce, the former spouses apparently remained friendly. Spelling told People last year that she and McDermott are “good friends” and that he remains “one of my biggest supporters.” Earlier this year, he honored McDermott with a post for Father's Day.
“Happy Father's Day to my baby daddy and my awesome co-dad,” she captioned a pair of family photos.
Cary Schneider, director of the Times editorial library and former editor Nardine Saad contributed to this report.
