Sofia Vergara has filed to enforce the prenuptial agreement between her and Joe Manganiello in their divorce.
The former couple confirmed their split on July 17, after seven years of marriage.
In a statement shared with Page Six, the actors said: “We have made the difficult decision to divorce. As two people that love and care for one another very much, we politely ask for respect of our privacy at this time as we navigate this new phase of our lives.”
According to documents obtained by People, Sofia made the prenup request in a new filing, while also requesting requesting that she be able to retain her current assets.
The 51-year-old also asked that she be allowed to keep her jewellery, artwork and ‘other personal effects,’ which she considered assets.
The Modern Family star has also said that she should be able to retain all of her earnings from before she and Joe tied the knot, as well as any income from while they were married.
At the time of their split announcement, a source told People magazine: “They have been growing apart for some time now and tried to resolve things, but they are focused on different areas of their lives.”
A second source added: “I have never seen two people so in love, so passionate and so happy. They were always, laughing, lovey-dovey and really happy.”
“They definitely love and respect each other but once that initial passion dies down and other areas get in the way, then little differences get bigger. They had differences in how their lives should go forward and it caused stress.”
The insider also claimed Sofia always had reservations about marrying a fellow actor, saying: “Sofía is a smart and hardworking girl who thinks of everything that could go wrong before it actually does.”
“Joe is pretty low key and for years this suited both of them. This has been chipping away for a while.”
A source has since told Page Six that the reason Joe chose to end his seven-year marriage to Sofia was because they disagreed on the topic of children.
An insider close to the 46-year-old claimed he always wanted to be a dad, and that those feelings have only intensified in recent years.
It’s unknown what Sofia’s stance on the topic was when she and Joe tied the knot back in November 2015, but it’s been reported that she may have been open to it at the time.
Sofia is already mom to 31-year-old son Manolo, whom she shares with her ex-husband, Joe Gonzalez.
The actress was also entangled into a lengthy court battle over custody of two frozen embryos from her 2013 IVF treatments with her then-fiancé Nick Loeb, who was looking to bring them to term.
Last week, Joe officially filed for divorce from Sofia.
According to TMZ, the 46-year-old cited “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for their split.
