Joey Lawrence’s estranged spouse, Samantha Cope, posted a cryptic message about “loss” and “freedom” earlier than submitting for divorce.
“Not all the pieces you lose is a loss. Some issues are a freedom,” the passage learn through Cope’s Instagram on June 11, which is identical month she claimed in court docket paperwork obtained by Us Weekly because the pair’s date of separation. “Some issues are a second probability. Some issues are a miracle in disguise. Some issues are a detachment long-needed, a readability delivered to blurry eyes.”
The quote continued: “Some issues are an intervention. Some issues are the surprising reply to a long-chanted prayer. Some issues are a therapeutic. Some issues are a changing into. Some issues are deliberate lengthy earlier than you ever got here to be.”
The passage got here from Brianna Wiest’s 101 Essays That Will Change the Means You Assume guide, which is supposed as a self-help instrument. “Some issues are a devastation, however others are a sort of important steering, the sort of course-correction you didn’t even know you wanted,” the quote concluded. “The type you didn’t even notice you had been asking for all alongside.”
Along with the quote, Cope, 37, shared a collection of images along with her and Lawrence’s 19-month-old daughter, Dylan. Lawrence, 48, was not in any of the photographs. “Favs currently ⛅️ #summer season #reminiscences #babygirl #grateful,” Cope captioned the add, which featured the mother-daughter duo smiling and enjoying music collectively.
Us confirmed on Wednesday, August 22, that Cope filed for divorce from Lawrence after two years of marriage.
Cope is requesting sole bodily custody of their daughter, in line with court docket paperwork. She defined within the submitting that she would approve of Lawrence staying with Dylan as much as two nights per week as soon as the little lady turned 3. Cope additionally blocked the court docket’s skill to award spousal help.
Lawrence and Cope met on the set of Lifetime’s My Husband’s Secret Brother following his cut up from ex-wife Chandie Yawn-Nelson. Lawrence and Yawn-Nelson had been married 15 years earlier than their divorce in July 2020. The exes share daughters Charleston, 18, and Liberty, 14.
Us completely broke the information in August 2021 that Lawrence and Cope had been engaged. The pair wed lower than a 12 months later in Could 2022 and introduced that September that Cope was pregnant with their first baby.
The pair rejoiced in January 2023 when Dylan was born. “Mother, Dad and massive sisters are all so smitten with you candy lady!” Lawrence and Cope wrote in a joint Instagram submit on the time. “We welcomed her into this world with essentially the most wonderful midwife, everyone seems to be completely satisfied and wholesome and we’re overjoyed with gratitude 🙏🏼🤍 wow what a ravishing journey. thanks for all of your continued love surrounding this lovely new life! keep tuned for child spam xoxo.”
In March, Lawrence teased that he’d been married “a billion occasions” as a result of he’s a “hopeless romantic.” He completely informed Us on the time, “It’s all about simply making an attempt to be completely satisfied. You bought to be with the proper particular person.”