Joey Lawrence’s wife Samantha Cope amends divorce petition weeks after initial filing
Joey lawrence’s wife samantha cope made an amendment to her divorce petition on october 8, according to a report from We weekly.
After an initial filing on August 21, the 37-year-old actress later amended the document to ask the court for joint legal custody of the couple’s 19-month-old daughter Dylan.
Cope still wants sole physical custody of the child and has preemptively agreed to allow Lawrence, 48, to keep Dylan for up to two nights a week once she turns three in January 2026.
In addition, the mother of one child blocked the court’s ability to award spousal support.
Lawrence married Cope in 2022 after they met on the set of the Lifetime movie My Husband’s Secret Brother.
Joey Lawrence’s wife Samantha Cope made an amendment to her divorce filing on October 8
After initially filing on August 21, the 37-year-old actress later amended the document to ask the court for joint legal custody of the couple’s 19-month-old daughter, Dylan.
Before Samantha, Joey was married to Chandie Yawn-Nelson from 2005 until they announced their divorce in July 2020.
The exes share two children: daughters Charleston, 18, and Liberty, 14.
Cope cited “irreconcilable differences” as the cause of her and Lawrence’s rift, TMZ reported after reviewing court documents, adding that they split last June.
She explained to the court that she does not want Lawrence to have extended visits with Dylan until she is “older and can consent to such visits.”
There was also a request for approval from any non-family members her daughter is around while she is with Lawrence, the outlet reported.
In August 2021, Cope and Lawrence announced their engagement to Us Weekly, with the actor gushing to the publication at the time, “It’s a lot of great things, a lot of great things. She’s the best person ever.’
Explaining their meeting during the coronavirus pandemic, he said: “Out of nowhere, you know, it’s been a crazy year and a half for everyone, obviously for the whole world…
‘Then when you least expect it [it]Amazing things happen and meeting her was honestly the best thing ever.”
In August 2021, Cope and Lawrence announced their engagement to Us Weekly, with the actor gushing to the publication at the time, “It’s a lot of great things, a lot of great things. She’s the best person ever’; pictured February 2021
Lawrence married Cope in 2022 after they met on the set of the Lifetime movie My Husband’s Secret Brother
He added, “When you least expect it, you literally meet the perfect person for you, and all those intangibles come into play… and then you meet [the] right person.’
The exes tied the knot in May 2022 at the Temecula Creek Inn in Temecula, California.
Cope told People at the time that her courtship with Lawrence went quickly: “From day one, it was such a safe place to be myself. Two weeks later I thought, ‘I’ll be with you forever.’
She added, “If you meet the right person, if you’re lucky, the chase ends so quickly. I have someone who is like-minded and has the same love language, and we communicate the same way. That’s super important. And I’m so grateful.’