Shannen Doherty agreed to finalize her divorce from ex-husband Kurt Iswarienko just one day before her tragic passing at age 53.
According to multiple reports, the Charmed star signed a filing to waive spousal support on July 12. Doherty died the following day after a battle with breast cancer.
In addition, Doherty agreed to a ‘default or uncontested dissolution’ of the marriage.
The move indicates Doherty and her ex finalized their divorce without the involvement of the court.
‘The parties have entered into a written agreement regarding their property and their marriage or domestic partnership rights, including support, the original of which is being or has been submitted to the court,’ the paperwork reads, obtained by People.
Just one day before her tragic passing at age 53, Shannen Doherty reportedly agreed to finalize her divorce from ex Kurt Iswarienko; pictured 2016
The documents were subsequently signed by Iswarienko on July 13.
Us Weekly also reported Doherty relinquished her right to spousal support. “I knowingly give up forever any right to receive spousal or partner support,” she wrote in court documents obtained by the outlet.
Both Doherty and Iswarienko had requested that the court terminate support for both parties, according to The Sun.
Doherty and Iswarienko wed in 2011 but the actress filed for divorce in April of 2023.
It was Doherty’s third marriage – she previously tied the knot with Ashley Hamilton and Rick Salomon.
In June she accused Iswarienko of intentionally delaying the legal process to avoid paying her.
Doherty was attempting to secure much needed spousal support from Iswarienko as her monthly residual income decreased.
People reported the actress had not received requested financial information regarding the 49-year-old photographer’s archival work.
“It is simply not right that Kurt be permitted to prolong our divorce in hopes that I die before he is required to pay me while he continues to live his life and shirk his responsibilities to his dying wife of more than 11 years,” she stated in filed paperwork.
Iswarienko’s attorney Katherine Heersema fired back, stating that Shannen was offered a settlement deal in October 2023 but denied it.
Doherty and Iswarienko wed in 2011 but the actress filed for divorce in April of 2023; pictured 2012
Kurt is not “simply waiting”[ing] for Shannen to die.” He wants the best for Shannen and he wants both of them to be able to put this case behind them and move forward,’ she said.
In response, Doherty said she denied the proposed settlements because they ‘skirted around the issues of his original works created during marriage’ and ‘his earning capacity.’
Doherty died at the age of 53 on July 13. On Sunday, her publicist, Leslie Sloane, confirmed the actor’s death.
It is with a heavy heart that I confirm the passing of actress Shannen Doherty. On Saturday, July 13, she lost her battle with cancer after many years of fighting the disease,’ Sloane told People.
Doherty has been married three times; in addition to ex-husband Kurt, she previously tied the knot with Ashley Hamilton and Rick Salomon
The devoted daughter, sister, aunt and friend was surrounded by her loved ones as well as her dog, Bowie. The family asks for their privacy at this time so they can grieve in peace,’ Sloane added.
Doherty, who played Brenda Walsh in the hit 1990s show, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015.
Just two years later, the Charmed star revealed that the cancer had returned after going into remission.
At the time, she told Good Morning America: ‘It’s going to come out in a matter of days or a week that I’m stage 4. So my cancer came back, and that’s why I’m here.
I don’t think I’ve processed it. It’s a bitter pill to swallow in a lot of ways,’ she said.
Last year she announced that her cancer had spread to her brain in an Instagram post that showed her undergoing radiation therapy. She later revealed it had also spread to her bones.