Jen Affleck, one of the breakout stars of Hulu’s The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, has filed for divorce from her husband, Zac Affleck. The petition was filed on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, in Utah’s Fourth Judicial District Court in Provo, according to court records obtained by TMZ and People.
The filing ends months of speculation about the state of the couple’s marriage, which has played out on camera for much of the past two years. It also lands just days before Jen is due to appear in the show’s new spinoff, The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives: Orange County.
What We Know
Court records show that Jen, 27, is the petitioner in the case. Alongside the divorce petition, she submitted a proposed parenting plan for the couple’s three children. Parade, citing the documents first reported by TMZ, notes that the details of that plan are not public, and that the records do not list a reason for the split or spell out the custody arrangement she is seeking.
The timing has drawn extra attention because Jen is pregnant with the couple’s fourth child, a pregnancy she announced publicly on Instagram in June. Global News reported that it reached out to her representatives for comment and had not heard back at the time of publication. As of Thursday, neither Jen nor Zac, 30, had made a public statement about the filing.
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Background
Jen and Zac met in 2018 and married the following year, putting their marriage at roughly seven years. Long before television came calling, the couple built a following on TikTok as part of #MomTok, a loose group of Utah-based mom influencers who share their family lives online.
That group became the core of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, which premiered on Hulu in 2024 and quickly turned into one of the streamer’s most talked-about unscripted series. Jen’s cast mates include fellow influencers such as Demi Engemann.
The Afflecks’ relationship has rarely been out of the storyline. After season one aired, the pair briefly separated, and that split became a central thread of season two. Jen has said she found out she was pregnant with their third child while they were living apart. The couple later reconciled and appeared together through seasons three, four and five.
Signs of strain resurfaced this year. In an April TikTok video, Jen told followers that “so much has happened” over the previous two to three years. In August, she told People that the couple had been working through difficulties “behind closed doors,” adding, “It’s been a lot the past couple of months, I’ll be honest.” In the same interview she credited Zac for his support during her pregnancy, saying, “I wouldn’t have survived the first trimester without him.”
What’s Next
Viewers will not have to wait long to see more of Jen’s story. The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives: Orange County premieres on Hulu on November 12. According to E! News, the spinoff follows the Afflecks after their move to Southern California and covers the troubles in their marriage, which means the show was filmed before this week’s court filing.
As with any divorce case, the next steps will play out in court, where Zac is expected to respond to the petition. Any details about custody or a settlement are likely to remain private unless either side chooses to share them. Biographiestart will update this story if Jen or Zac Affleck comment publicly.
Sources
- Global News – ‘Mormon Wives’ star Jen Affleck files for divorce after 7 years of marriage
- Parade – Mormon Wives’ Jen Affleck Files for Divorce from Husband Zac
- TMZ – ‘Mormon Wives’ Star Jen Affleck Files for Divorce From Zac Affleck
- Extra – ‘Mormon Wives’ Star Jen Affleck Files for Divorce from Zac Affleck