Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck‘s divorce is messy and VERY complicated … TMZ has learned.
Here’s the deal … because the estranged couple has no prenup, everything they acquired over their roughly 2-year marriage falls under community property — which, by California law, forces them to equally share the assets earned during this period.
One of the biggest assets currently in play is Ben’s hugely successful production company, Artists Equity (AE), in which he’s partnered with his best bud, Matt Damon. As a result, Damon could get dragged into the ugly divorce, since he’s a major stakeholder in the company.
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Simply put … J Lo would have be financially entitled to any profits generated by AE’s recent and upcoming hit movies, including “Air,” “Unstoppable,” “The Instigators,” “Small Things Like These” and “The Accountant 2.”
For her part, J Lo has been involved in a number of her own major projects, such as “Atlas,” “This Is Me… Now,” “The Mother,” “Shotgun Wedding” and “Marry Me.” Like J Lo, Ben would have a financial interest in those films and her other projects.
The two own their house in Beverly Hills, which is currently up for sale. Since their separation in April, Ben has also purchased his own home in Brentwood … while J Lo has been seen house hunting in L.A.
As we first reported, J Lo filed for divorce from Ben last week — and the pair have been trying to hash out a settlement for months.
Our sources say those talks are ongoing, and they have become increasingly acrimonious — so much so that, at times, they are not even speaking to one another.
Side note … this is J Lo’s fourth marriage and Ben’s second — they both have children with previous spouses, but none together.
