Jen Affleck, star of Hulu's The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, filed for divorce from husband Zac Affleck on Tuesday, Nov. 3, ending their marriage after seven years. The filing comes as Jen is pregnant with the couple's fourth child and just days before she appears in a new spinoff of the hit reality show.
Jen filed for divorce after seven years of marriage, according to PEOPLE. The petition was lodged in the Fourth Judicial District Court in Provo, Utah, as reported by ABC News. Per the Los Angeles Times, Jen reportedly filed the petition that Tuesday in the Provo court.
USA Today's report notes that Jen also submitted a proposed parenting plan for the couple's children. The outlet's account adds detail to what multiple other outlets have described as a straightforward filing, without elaborating on the plan's specific terms.
A Growing Family Amid the Split
Jen and Zac share three children — 5-year-old daughter Nora, 3-year-old son Luca and 1-year-old daughter Penelope — and are expecting a fourth, per the same PEOPLE report. A source told the outlet that the couple are staying focused on the pregnancy and their kids despite the divorce filing, saying, “He and Jen are staying focused on preparing for the baby and supporting their kids.”
The pair met in 2018 through the Mormon dating app Mutual, got engaged in early 2019 and married that June, according to a separate PEOPLE report. Their relationship has played out publicly on The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, where cameras captured a brief separation during the show's second season that was followed by a reconciliation, with the couple appearing as a unified front through seasons 3 and 4, the outlet's report states.
Tension Over Career Resurfaced in Season 5
That harmony didn't last. In season 5, filmed in early 2026, viewers again saw the pair clash — this time over Jen's career aspirations, according to the same PEOPLE account of the couple's on-camera history.
The timing of the divorce filing lands just before Jen's next on-screen appearance. She is set to join the cast of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives: Orange County, a spinoff confirmed by Deadline to premiere Nov. 12 on Hulu. The trade outlet also reported that the original Mormon Wives series was picked up for an additional 20 episodes, described as ostensibly seasons 6 and 7, signaling the franchise's storylines — including the Afflecks' — are far from over.
No final custody arrangement or divorce outcome has been reported, and the specific terms of the proposed parenting plan have not been made public.
