Nicole Kidman Ends 19-Year Marriage by Filing for Divorce from Keith Urban

30 September 2025

Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman backstage at the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, NC, on Oct. 26, 2024. Getty Images for Concert For Carolina

Nicole Kidman has filed for divorce from Keith Urban, officially dissolving their 19-year marriage and citing “marital difficulties and irreconcilable differences” in documents submitted Tuesday in Davidson County, Tennessee.

Court records show that the actress listed September 30, 2025 as the formal date of separation. Interestingly, a parenting plan allocating custody of their two daughters Sunday Rose, 17, and Faith Margaret, 14 had already been signed weeks earlier. Under that arrangement Kidman is designated the primary residential parent, with the children spending 306 days per year in her custody and 59 with Urban.

The couple reached agreement over major terms in the filing. Neither Kidman nor Urban will seek alimony, and each has waived claims to spousal support. Their assets and debts are to be handled independently.

Insiders say Kidman did not enter this decision lightly. One source told PEOPLE that she believed for a long time she could save the relationship and was left hurt and feeling betrayed as developments indicated Urban had pulled away. Another source noted that Urban’s move into his own residence this summer may have signaled his emotional departure.

Reports indicate that their separation was gradual, rather than sudden. The two had reportedly been living apart for months, with the breakdown of intimacy and distance exacerbated by busy careers cited as contributing factors.

Financial disclosures included in the filing offer illuminating context. The documents estimate both Kidman and Urban’s monthly income as $100,000, supporting the couple’s decision not to pursue support.

The divorce announcement closes a chapter on one of Hollywood’s high-profile long marriages. Kidman and Urban married in June 2006 after meeting in 2005, and over the years they often publicly supported one another’s work. Their union weathered significant challenges, including Urban’s past struggles with substance abuse, which Kidman has addressed in interviews.

Their daughters will remain in Nashville, where they have spent most of their lives. Kidman’s filing underscores that she and Urban aim for an amicable resolution, stressing cooperation in parenting and preserving stability for their children.

Though divorce will take time to finalize under Tennessee’s rules, the public filing marks the formal transition of a relationship once hailed for its devotion, now evolving into a new chapter.