Why Hugh Jackman & Deborra-Lee Furness Have Yet To File For Divorce

The former couple announced in 2023 that they were separating, but hit a roadblock in resolving the divorce because they apparently did not sign a prenup when they got married.

Hugh Jackman and Deborra-Lee Furness maintained their marriage for nearly three decades and adopted two children during their union.

Jackman and Furness are reportedly heading for a “complicated” divorce following the breakdown of their 27-year marriage.

The exes announced in 2023 that they had “decided to separate to pursue their individual growth,” but the lack of a prenup in their marriage is proving to be a bone of contention.

According to the Daily Mail, The couple had delayed filing for divorce due to their decision to forgo signing a prenup, which is proving tricky as they try to share a fortune estimated at $250 million.

Sources, however, told the outlet that they plan to file in New York “within the next two weeks” and put this chapter behind them.

“One of the main reasons they haven’t filed yet is because they never had a prenup,” a source close to Jackman said. “When they got married, they thought it would be forever. Who doesn’t? At the time, neither of them expected Hugh’s career to become this huge.”

The source continued, “Since there was no prenup and he made his fortune during their marriage, this divorce is not going to be easy. It might even get complicated because the stakes are high.”

“A lot of details need to be worked out and it involves huge sums of money,” the source added.

The ex-couple would like to make their divorce “as simple as possible”. However, after almost three decades and one partner’s fame increasing astronomically, “it’s not that simple.”

Jackman and Furness met on the Australian television show “Correlli” in 1995 and married in Melbourne a year later.

They later adopted their two children, Oscar and Ava, before amassing enormous wealth thanks to the actor’s hit role as Wolverine and their thriving business empire.

According to the Daily Mailthe couple paid $21 million in 2008 for a three-story apartment in the Meier Towers building in New York’s West Village, then put it up for sale for $38.9 million in 2022. It’s unclear still not if the property was sold.

Their other real estate holdings include a $3.5 million, 2.5-acre property in East Hampton, New York, a $5.9 million Bondi beach house in Sydney, Australia, and a $21 million penthouse in Manhattan’s affluent Chelsea neighborhood that they bought a year before splitting.

“Hugh and Deborra-Lee are cordial to each other, but they are no longer friends,” the source explained, referring to the difficulty that splitting assets might have. “They put their differences aside and co-parent and he cares very much about his children.”

This comes after the ‘Logan’ star went public with her blossoming romance with Sutton Foster as they were seen holding hands during a date in Santa Monica.

After slowly launching their relationship, the two were photographed kissing while in the car at a San Fernando In-N-Out.

Foster was seen cradling Jackman’s face while they waited for their food, and once they got out of the car, they packed their PDA againwith the actor wrapping his hands around her and pulling her in for a kiss before hugging her warmly.

It was a casual outing for both men as the actor wore a black t-shirt and jeans, paired with glasses, while Foster wore an oversized blouse and jeans with sneakers. Many Internet users, however, criticized him for not having taken into account the feelings of his ex-wife.

A source recently revealed that Furness felt “relieved” after seeing photos of Jackman and Foster cozying up after their dinner date in Santa Monica.

Furness was “plagued by suspicion” for months, with sources close to her confirming that her fears about Jackman’s relationship with Foster were justified.

“Deborra-Lee feels a sense of relief, to be honest with you,” a source told the Daily Mail. “She was tormented by suspicion. She was told it wasn’t true and that they were nothing more than close friends who worked together.”

“But something in his heart told him that wasn’t true,” the source continued. “She trusted her intuition and her intuition was right. She finally feels at ease after getting confirmation that her fears and suspicions were justified.”

The source added that Furness “can now completely close this chapter and move on” as she “no longer has anything to say about her ex-husband and ‘close friend’ Sutton.”

The source further noted that Jackman’s close friends have seen him become “rejuvenated” thanks to his romance with Foster, his co-star in “The Music Man.”

“Hugh’s close friends saw a rejuvenated glow in him, and it was all thanks to Sutton,” the source explained, adding that the couple “bonded over their individual marital struggles, but did not begin a romantic relationship until he came out of the grief of the end of his relationship.

“Things were very sketchy between Deborra-Lee and Hugh after the pandemic,” the source added. “Their relationship wasn’t the same. He had a very special bond with Deborra-Lee, but that’s over now and he has to do what’s right for him.”