Jodie Turner-Smith and Joshua Jackson had been married for 4 years earlier than she filed for divorce in October 2023. They reached a divorce settlement in Might 2025.
After one 12 months of relationship, the pair tied the knot in 2019 and welcomed daughter Juno collectively in April 2020. As they hashed out the phrases of their divorce, from youngster help to custody, the couple nonetheless managed to be coparents for his or her youngster.
“It’s nearly — middle the youngsters and that’s all you are able to do,” Turner-Smith advised Leisure Tonight in November 2024 of parenting whereas navigating her breakup. “No person will get all the pieces proper however no less than when you recognize you’re targeted on the fitting factor, you recognize you’re gonna do your greatest.”
Regardless of their break up, Turner-Smith mentioned she doesn’t view her marriage to Jackson as a failure. “Typically issues we actually wish to work simply don’t find yourself working,” she mentioned in a February 2025 interview with the U.Okay.’s The Instances. “And that’s OK. An important factor is that you just select what’s healthiest for you and your loved ones and undoubtedly your youngsters.”
Preserve scrolling for a glance inside Jackson and Turner-Smith’s divorce:
October 2023
Us Weekly confirmed Turner-Smith filed for divorce from Jackson after 4 years of marriage. Per court docket paperwork, the actress cited “irreconcilable variations” as the rationale for his or her break up and was in search of joint custody of their daughter. Their date of separation was listed as September 13, 2023.
“Joshua was clearly caught off guard by Jodie’s resolution to divorce,” a supply solely advised Us on the time. “They’d their points, as many {couples} do — particularly two busy actors who’re additionally juggling a baby. Joshua clearly didn’t notice it was this dangerous, that Jodie was this sad.”
November 2023
Jackson countered Turner-Smith’s divorce petition with a request to alter the date of separation from September 13 to September 30, per court docket paperwork obtained by Us. The paperwork additionally confirmed that Jackson requested the court docket to terminate the flexibility of both get together to pay youngster help, requesting they each pay lawyer charges.
Jodie Turner-Smith. Neil Mockford/FilmMagic through Getty Photographs
December 2024
Turner-Smith alleged in court docket paperwork obtained by Us that her estranged husband had didn’t pay her each youngster and spousal help since information of their separation broke in October 2023. She requested he pay her $8,543 per 30 days retroactive to the date of her preliminary submitting, in addition to $28,641 per 30 days in spousal help whereas their divorce proceedings proceed.
Turner-Smith additionally requested that the court docket order the Dawson’s Creek alum to pay her $250,000 to cowl the price of authorized charges. She argued that Jackson had made extra money than her throughout their marriage, accusing him of piling up the lawyer’s charges by additional dragging out their divorce.
In her submitting, Turner-Smith claimed Jackson had “promised to all the time help” her and “ensured” her that she would “not have to fret about monetary safety for our daughter if we ever separated as a result of he mentioned he understood how troublesome life may be as a Black girl and a single mom.”
February 2025
Turner-Smith claimed her estranged husband was not solely refusing her custody time with their daughter, however was allegedly making an attempt to strip her of authorized custody. Us confirmed that Turner-Smith’s lawyer Laura Wasser had filed a declaration accusing Jackson of refusing to “permit Jodie to have custodial time” with their daughter whereas the actress was filming in London.
Wasser attended over eight hours of mediation with reference to Turner-Smith’s request for custodial time in the summertime and fall of 2024. The paperwork additionally acknowledged that Jackson may very well be deposed as a result of he and Turner-Smith had not labored out a custody deal for spring and summer time 2025. Us reached out to Jackson’s rep for remark on the time.
Joshua Jackson. Steve Granitz/FilmMagic through Getty Photographs
April 2025
Jackson expressed concern over changing into estranged from his daughter as a result of divorce. “If I ever did something to estrange my daughter from myself, I’d be in duress,” Jackson mentioned throughout an episode of the “Dinner’s On Me” podcast. “I truly can’t conceive of it as a result of I don’t even wanna consider the ache that that will be.”
The Physician Odyssey star continued, “No matter how messy the divorce is, stunning the divorce is, straightforward [or] onerous the co-parenting is … I feel this era of dads is knowing, like, ‘I have to be right here. It’s gonna be onerous, however that is essential, and I’ve obtained to do that.’ It’s my job — shared with my ex-wife — to do all the pieces that we will to nurture you, domesticate you and offer you all of the instruments that you just want in life.”
Might 2025
Joshua Jackson Craig T Fruchtman/FilmMagic
Courtroom paperwork, per TMZ, confirmed the couple agreed on a lot of the phrases of their divorce, save for the matter of the place their daughter ought to attend elementary college. Turner-Smith reportedly requested a court docket order for her to have the ability to decide on her youngster’s college, in order that she will transfer her daughter to a brand new college the next 12 months. Jackson, nonetheless, has not agreed.
Per the docs, the estranged couple got here up with a brief 50-50 custody schedule through a mediator, with Jackson allegedly paying $2,787 per 30 days in youngster help with no month-to-month spousal help. Turner-Smith additionally requested Jackson pay $75,000 for authorized charges associated to the varsity challenge.
Based on paperwork obtained by Us, the exes’ divorce settlement was signed on Might 3. Jackson and Turner-Smith agreed within the deal that neither get together would obtain spousal help and they might share joint authorized and bodily custody of their daughter.
Jackson, who made a one-time cost of $133,000 in March, agreed to make one other cost in the identical quantity that month. He can even pay Turner-Smith $2,787 per 30 days in youngster help, nonetheless, the quantity may change sooner or later relying on their incomes.
Simply when issues gave the impression to be resolved, Jackson filed a movement on Might 30 alleging that Turner-Smith modified daughter Juno’s college with out his approval, per court docket paperwork obtained by Us Weekly.
Within the docs, Jackson requested the court docket order Juno to proceed to be enrolled within the college she has been at for the subsequent 12 months. He additionally requested for there to be joint approval between him and Turner-Smith for Juno’s further college modifications sooner or later.