Tori Spelling, Dean McDermott reach a divorce settlement
Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott are putting their married days behind them. The estranged pair settled their divorce Monday, two years after going their separate ways.
The βBeverly Hills, 90210β star and McDermott have entered a βwritten agreement regarding their property and their marriage,β according to a declaration filed Monday in Los Angeles County Superior Court. Details about that agreement, including custody and visitation, were not disclosed but court documents confirm the parents of five consider their divorce as an βuncontestedβ matter.
Court documents reveal that Spelling, 52, checked boxes requesting child support and spousal support βshould be orderedβ pending the judgeβs approval. She also requested her legal fees to be covered.
Spelling and Canadian actor McDermott, 58, separated in June 2023 after 17 years of marriage. The TV star, born Victoria D. Spelling, filed her petition for divorce in March 2024, citing irreconcilable differences. The exes married in May 2006 and share children Liam, Stella, Hattie, Finn and Beau, who range in age from 8 to 18. When she filed her petition, Spelling requested sole physical custody of the children and joint legal custody and visitation rights for McDermott.
The βTrue Toriβ star got candid about her decision to file for divorce during an episode of her βmisSPELLINGβ podcast, telling listeners she was cautious about her split with McDermott taking an acrimonious turn and reflecting on how their relationship went the distance, despite outside skepticism early on. Before tying the knot, Spelling and McDermott were previously married to actor Charlie Shanian and actor-singer Mary Jo Eustace, respectively.
βAnd we got together and people were like, βOh, I give it six months,β and we always say, βOh, we made it 18 years.β It shouldnβt have made it 18 years and I think he would say the same thing,β she said last year. βIf he and I had a real heart-to-heart, it wouldβve been over a lot sooner.β
During the podcast episode, she spoke about their rocky relationship, recalling βred flagsβ and moving on with the marriage despite them.
McDermott had also spoken candidly about his marriage to Spelling months after news of their separation broke.
βAll Toriβs ever done to this day is want me to be happy and healthy and I inflicted a lot of damage and pain on that woman,β he told the Daily Mail in November 2023. βItβs going to be living the rest of my life making amends because I took something that was really beautiful and I just tore it down year after year, day after day.β
Amid their divorce, the former spouses seemingly remained friendly. Spelling told People last year she and McDermott are βgood friendsβ and that he remains βone of my biggest supporters.β Earlier this year, she honored McDermott with a Fatherβs Day post.
βHappy Fatherβs Day to my baby daddy and rad co- parent,β she captioned a pair of family photos.
Times editorial library director Cary Schneider and former staff writer Nardine Saad contributed to this report.