Sara Gilbert and Linda Perry’s divorce was finalized five years after their separation was first announced

Sara Gilbert is finally a single woman. The actress and her now ex-wife Linda Perry announced their separation in 2019 after almost six years of marriage, and the divorce is now final. At the time of separation The Conners Star cited irreconcilable differences as the reason for the split. They began dating in 2011 and married in 2014. They had a son, Rhodes, in 2015. Gilbert has two children, Levi Hawk, 20, and Sawyer Jane, 17, from her previous relationship with her ex Allison Adler.

PEOPLE According to reports, the former couple’s divorce was finalized just before the Christmas holidays, on December 19, 2024. On October 24, 2024, Gilbert took a legal step to expedite the lengthy process by requesting an uncontested dissolution of the marriage after the couple had been legally separated since October 2021. old son Rhodes Emilio, who Gilbert verified in the divorce filing as having “not changed.”

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As for their son, they were “required to regularly discuss and exchange information regarding Rhodes’ care, well-being, physical and mental health, education and well-being” and to share joint custody and physical custody, according to documents. Daily decisions are “the responsibility of the party in whose house Rhodes then resides”. Other than that, there was nothing further to dispute as both parties waived their right to spousal support.

Weeks after the divorce filing was made public, Perry said PEOPLE “Everything happens for a reason. I can only continue my journey. Later on Page Six, She noted: “I am still on an incredible adventure with Sara. I love her. I adore her. We have a beautiful child together. So this journey is not over, it has evolved into something else.”

She expressed similar feelings as Us weekly, Perry told the outlet in 2020, “I mean, it’s life, man.” “Life happens and you’re a witness to it. You know, this is a moment in life and people will witness it, but I won’t. … I’ve had an incredible journey and I’m still on an incredible journey.”