Jax Taylor is ready to be officially single, even if his divorce from Brittany Cartwright isn’t fully wrapped up yet. The former Vanderpump Rules and The Valley star filed a request asking a judge to declare him legally single while he and Brittany continue negotiating their divorce settlement. His attorney, Mark Vincent Kaplan, requested a bifurcated judgment, which means the court decides on marital status first and handles financial, property, and support issues afterward.
In the filing, Jax made his position clear, saying there is no dispute that the marriage is over and that he wants to move on with his life as an unmarried person. His attorney added that the marriage is beyond repair and no one benefits from keeping the two bound together as husband and wife. Brittany has reportedly participated in the process in good faith, and the exes share a 5-year-old son named Cruz.
Jax has also been dating his former publicist, Lori Krebs, so the“moving on”chapter is already underway. The couple filed for divorce in 2024 after five years of marriage. Whether the judge grants the single status now or makes him wait until the settlement is finalized, this divorce keeps finding new ways to stay in the headlines.
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