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Joe Jonas sported visible bags under his eyes as he stepped out with his brother and former band member Nick Jonas in New York.
The 34-year-old sported a blue baseball cap and a cream jumper as he made an appearance on the streets of the city amid his recent divorce from Game of Thrones star Sophie Turner. The couple, who announced their split at the start of this month after four years of marriage, have now been locked in a legal battle over the custody of their two daughters and where they shall reside.
English actress Sophie has requested for her daughters to live with her in the UK, citing that she and husband Joe had previously discussed bringing up their children away from the US. Sophie claimed the family would move into a new home in the UK when it was completed in December of this year and they had sold their Miami home for $15million (£12.3million) earlier this year.
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He stepped out with his brother Nick (BACKGRID)Sophie has been backed by an unlikely famous figure, with former politician Nadine Dorries sharing her support for the mum of two, alongside singer and previous ex of Joe's, Taylor Swift and comedian Kathy Griffin. The public backing for Sophie comes as the divorce continues to heat up, although Sophie and Joe are rumoured to have called a 'truce' as they have reportedly agreed to keep their children in New York for the time being as the duo's divorce case continues.
A court agreement reportedly states the young pair must remain in the country, despite Sophie's previous requests. It's said the pair have "agreed to the entry of the attached proposed Interim Consent Order, without prejudice to either party's claims and defences, prohibiting the removal of the parties' children from the jurisdictions... pending further order of this Court".
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The couple confirmed their split earlier this month (Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)Sophie has also claimed that Joe filed the paperwork to divorce her without her knowing and that she found out four days later via the media. A representative of Joe’s denied to The Mirror that Joe filed the papers without Sophie’s knowledge. The Mirror also obtained a copy of a court order that bars either parent from relocating the children.
Sophie claims that the children’s official residence is in England, not in Florida where Joe’s papers were filed. Joe’s reluctance to comply with her request, she says, violates her parental rights under UK law.