Jon & Kate + 8 – Marriage = Reality Show Divorce
By Heather Faucher | Posted on July 14, 2009 | Filed Under Divorce
One prominent divorce which has been splashing front pages everywhere is that of reality tv stars Jon and Kate Gosselin, parents of twins and sextuplets and stars of the TLC hit series Jon & Kate Plus 8. Of course, with the tension evident in several episodes before they announced their news on the June 22nd episode, the ultimate announcement they were divorcing didn’t exactly come as a huge surprise to most. Unfortunately, now the famed reality series which provided so handsomely for their family will be in no small way blamed for their marriage’s demise–and the media frenzy surrounding the divorce will no doubt traumatize the “Plus 8″ (Cara, Maddie, Alexis, Hannah, Aaden, Collin, Leah, and Joel) even more than the average child dealing with parental divorce.
The desire to protect their children’s privacy as much as possible may well be why the Gosselins chose to file their initial divorce papers in Pennsylvania’s Montgomery County instead of Berks County, where their home is actually located. Montgomery County automatically seals divorce papers in its jurisdiction, a practice that isn’t all that typical these days and came before no-fault divorce.
One thing the Gosselins haven’t tried to keep private is their intent to practice “bird nesting,” which means the children will remain in the family home with the parents rotating in and on an agreed-upon schedule. This prevents the children from being constantly uprooted and help them feel more safe and secure by staying in a familiar environment. And with twins and sextuplets, it’s no doubt also far more practical (not to mention more cost-effective) to keep them in the same home rather than trying to find two that will accommodate such a large family.
Speaking of financial costs, that’s another big issue in this particular divorce. Dividing the Gosselins’ current marital assets is going to be headache enough, but trying to figure out future earnings from both the show, the books Kate Gosselin puts out, and any other earnings that derive from the show and the family’s notoriety may require several large doses of aspirin.
No matter the monetary costs of this divorce, the emotional and mental well-being of the children involved takes precedence. Hopefully the fact their parents will eventually be happier in their everyday lives once they come out on the other side of divorce will help the children, in turn, be happier as well.
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