Jessica Alba has retained a divorce attorney amid her split from husband Cash Warren

Jessica Alba continues with divorce proceedings as she has reportedly taken a significant step towards ending her marriage to Cash Warren.

Although the estranged couple remain friends for the sake of the children, Alba has hired a divorce lawyer, believing that she will not think twice about their divorce.

Experts have already estimated that Cash Warren could receive $2 million annually from his divorce from Jessica Alba, whether or not they signed a prenuptial agreement.

After her divorce from Cash Warren, Alba hired a divorce attorney. Earlier this month, it was reported that the couple, who married in 2008 and have three children together, were to divorce.

According to People magazinea source briefed on the actress’ latest legal move said the pair are still “friends and it’s all about the kids” but it will be hard for them not to officially separate because their marriage has been “hard to keep the spark alive”. .

“No matter what happens now, it looks like they’re going to stay close,” the insider shared. “If they file for divorce, it’s not because of some hate drama. They still look happy together. However, over the years, Jess has mentioned that it’s hard to keep the spark going.’

Alba and Warren appear to have put their swords in their sheaths as they put on a united front to celebrate their son Hayes’ 7th birthday earlier in January.

According to US Weeklya source explained that the estranged couple plan to officially file for divorce “soon,” though the process appears to have been put on hold due to the ongoing fires in Los Angeles.

“Cash has been slowly moving things out of their house, but since the fires they’ve been spending more time together as a family,” the source said. “They’re by each other’s side right now because it’s a very busy time.”

The insider also noted that the Fantastic Four actress will keep her home in Beverly Hills, adding that they are “working it all out behind the scenes.”

“They’ve had a lot of ups and downs, just like any marriage does after being together for so many years,” the insider continued, adding that Alba and Warren have “tried therapy and worked through past issues over the years.”

Despite ​​their efforts to make it work, the source said that “the romance between them has died down” and that “there have been trust issues in the past that have led to many arguments.”

Ahead of the couple’s official filing, it was revealed that Warren could walk away a lot richer due to the huge wealth gap between him and Alba.

While Alba co-founded The Honest Company, which is valued at $609 million and was once worth more than $1 billion, Warren is a producer who doesn’t appear to have worked in the industry since 2015.

Legal expert and certified specialist in family law Goldie Shawn told The sun that he can walk away with $2 million in annual payments from Alba, as the “Trigger Warning” actress has to pay much more than child support.

Shawn pointed out that Warren’s chances of coming out of their 16-year marriage richer will not depend on whether or not there was a previous marriage.

“Even if there’s a prenup and she can keep what’s hers, so the Honest Company, which is quite profitable, it’s not going to stop the spousal support issue,” Shawn told the news outlet.

She continued: “We’ve changed when it comes to prenuptial agreements, and we’ve had some very big cases in history where prenuptial agreements could not stop spousal support between couples who are about to get married.”

Alba and Warren’s marital problems may have been brewing for a long time, as an old clip surfaced in which she said they were more like “roommates.”

The actress made the remarks about her July 2021 marriage in an appearance on Katherine Schwarzenegger’s Instagram show Before, During and After Baby.

“Everything was rosy for two and a half years. But after that, you become roommates,” Alba shared. Page six. “You’re just doing tasks. You have responsibilities. It’s a lot like checking off boxes, right?”

Elsewhere in the conversation, the “Dark Angel” alum admitted that she often took their partnership for granted.

“Obviously we have a friendship, a comfort, like, ‘you’re not going anywhere,’ and so sometimes you don’t treat these people in the best way, right?” – said Alba. “You don’t consider their feelings the same way you would other people’s feelings, so that’s something I think you constantly have to work on.”

Recently, Alba was seen for the first time after it became known about the separation from Warren. According to the published photos Page sixshe was seen shopping at Erewhon Supermarket and heading to a park in Hollywood on Monday (January 13) in Los Angeles.

Like most of her recent public outings, she was sans engagement ring for the outing. She is reportedly focused on relief efforts in Los Angeles as wildfires continue to ravage the city and many surrounding communities.

On Wednesday, Jan. 15, she shared on Instagram that she was “honored to spend the day at @baby2baby” on Jan. 14, “with so many beautiful souls, collecting fire and hygiene kits for children,” adding: “This Friday, 750 kits will be distributed to the children who were evacuated or lost their homes in the Altadena fire.”