Alan Ritchson and Catherine Ritchson confirmed they are ending their marriage after 20 years together. The Reacher star and his wife shared a joint statement on Sept. 12, 2026. Court records show Alan filed months earlier, then the couple briefly paused the case while they tried to reconcile.
Here is the verified timeline, what their statement actually says, and what remains private.
TL;DR
- Alan and Catherine Ritchson announced on Sept. 12, 2026, that they are ending their marriage and focusing on co-parenting their three sons.
- TMZ and Page Six report Alan filed for divorce in Williamson County, Tennessee, on Dec. 1, 2025.
- Us Weekly says the pair later asked a judge to suspend the case for six months while they attempted reconciliation in March 2026.
- They married in May 2006. They share sons Calem, Edan, and Amory.
- Neither has publicly named a detailed reason beyond ending the marriage and asking for privacy.
Did Alan Ritchson and Catherine get divorced?
They have publicly confirmed they are ending the marriage. That is different from a finalized divorce decree.
In a joint Instagram statement on Sept. 12, they wrote that after 20 years together they had “decided to end our marriage and continue alongside one another in a different way.” They said they grew up together, built a life and a family, and that their three sons “will always be the center of our world.”
They asked for “friendship, grace and a commitment to becoming the strongest co-parents we can be,” plus privacy “especially for the sake of our boys.” Page Six published the statement the same day.
As of the Sept. 12 announcement and subsequent court-document reporting, treat the story as a confirmed split with an active divorce process, not as proof that every legal step is already finished.
When did Alan Ritchson file for divorce?
According to court records reported by TMZ, Us Weekly, and Page Six, Alan filed to dissolve the marriage on Dec. 1, 2025, in Williamson County, Tennessee.
That means the public statement landed nearly nine months after the initial filing. The delay is why so many readers are searching the timeline: the announcement felt sudden, but the paperwork was not new.
Did they try to reconcile?
Yes, according to documents reviewed by Us Weekly.
Us reports that about three months after the December filing, the couple filed a suspension of the proceedings as they attempted to salvage the marriage. A judge agreed to pause the divorce for six months and noted they “may resume living together as husband and wife.” If reconciliation failed, the case could move forward again.
The Sept. 12 statement makes clear that, after that pause, they decided ending the marriage was the path forward. They framed the next chapter around co-parenting, not around assigning blame.
How long were Alan and Catherine Ritchson married?
They married in May 2006. By the Sept. 12 statement, that is about 20 years together as a married couple, on top of a relationship that started when they were teenagers.
Multiple outlets, including Us Weekly and Page Six, report they met in a high school ballet class. Alan has previously said on Today that Catherine brought him cookies before performances and that he fell in love. They briefly separated early in the relationship before reconciling and marrying.
They share three sons: Calem (born 2012), Edan (born 2013), and Amory (born 2015).
What has Alan said since the announcement?
On Sept. 20, Alan posted an Instagram video about self-love and feeling “worthy of love,” which Us Weekly covered in the context of the divorce news cycle.
In the clip, he talked about cultural pressure, childhood messages about attention, and the idea that people who do not feel worthy of love can project that outward. He did not use the video to detail the divorce, name Catherine, or disclose a specific cause for the split. Treat it as a personal reflection posted after the announcement, not as a court filing or a statement of marital facts.
What we do not know
Neither Alan nor Catherine has publicly given a detailed reason for the divorce beyond ending the marriage and prioritizing their children. Court coverage cited by Us and TMZ points to a standard irreconcilable-differences style process and a failed reconciliation pause, not a public laundry list of allegations.
Anything beyond that (affair rumors, workplace drama, or armchair diagnoses) is speculation. Bamfuzzle is sticking to the joint statement, the filing date, and the documented reconciliation pause.
For readers coming in through the Amazon series, Bamfuzzle’s Frances Neagley explainer covers the Reacher character cluster without mixing that fiction into this family story.
FAQ
Are Alan Ritchson and Catherine still married?
They have announced they are ending the marriage. Final legal status depends on Tennessee divorce proceedings, which began with Alan’s Dec. 1, 2025 filing.
When did they announce the split?
Sept. 12, 2026, in a joint Instagram statement.
How many kids do they have?
Three sons: Calem, Edan, and Amory.
Why did the filing happen before the announcement?
Public records show Alan filed in December 2025. Reporting says they later suspended the case while trying to reconcile, then moved ahead after that attempt did not hold.
Did Catherine comment separately?
The Sept. 12 statement was joint. Outlets also noted she had posted about a solo trip days earlier, without tying that post to a formal divorce explanation.
Sources
- TMZ, Sept. 12, 2026: joint statement language; December divorce filing confirmation; reconciliation note; marriage background.
- Page Six, Sept. 12, 2026: full statement quotes; sons’ names and birth years; May 2006 wedding; ballet-class origin story; Dec. 2025 filing via Williamson County records.
- Us Weekly, Sept. 13, 2026: Dec. 1, 2025 filing date; nine-month gap before public statement; early relationship pause before the 2006 marriage.
- Us Weekly, Sept. 20, 2026: Sept. 20 self-love Instagram video; March 2026 suspension of proceedings and six-month reconciliation pause details from court documents.
