Jessica Alba is retaining a divorce attorney in her split from husband Cash Warren

Jessica Alba is moving forward with divorce proceedings as reports suggest she has taken a major step to end her marriage to Cash Warren.

Although the estranged couple have kept their relationship amicable for the sake of the children, Alba has hired a divorce attorney, suggesting she won't consider their divorce.

Experts have already estimated that Cash Warren could receive $ 2 million a year for his divorce from Jessica Alba, regardless of whether they signed the marriage.

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

According to People magazinea source who revealed the actress' latest legal move said the pair are still “friends and all about the kids” but will struggle to keep a formal divorce as their marriage has been “hard to keep the spark alive”. .

“Regardless of what's going on right now, it looks like they're going to stay close,” the insider shared. “If they're filing for divorce, it's not because of any feud drama. They still look happy together. Jess has mentioned over the years that it's hard to keep the spark going.”

Alba and Warren seemingly crossed swords as they celebrated their son Hayes' 7th birthday as a united front in early January.

According to US Weeklya source explained that the estranged couple plan to officially file for divorce “soon,” though the ongoing LA fires appear to have stalled the proceedings.

“Skydra has been slowly moving things out of her house, but since the fires they've been spending more time under the same roof as a family,” the source said. “They have each other right now because it's a very stressful time.”

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

“They've had a lot of ups and downs like any marriage after being together for so many years,” the source 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 is gone” and that “there were trust issues in the past that caused a lot of arguments.”

Ahead of the couple's official filing, it was revealed that Warren could walk away from the marriage much richer due to the large wealth gap between him and Alba.

While Alba co-founded The Honest Company, which is worth $609 million and was reportedly worth over $1 billion at one point, Warren is a producer who doesn't appear to have worked in the industry since 2015.

Legal expert and Power Certified Family Law Specialist Goldie Shawn The sun that he could walk away with a $2 million annual payout from Alba, as the “Trigger Warning” actress owes a lot more than child support.

Shawn noted that Warren's chances of leaving her 16-year marriage richer will not be affected by the presence or absence of marriage.

“Even if there's a marriage and she'll be able to keep what she owns, so the fairly profitable company Honest, that's not going to stop the issue of spousal support,” Sean told the news outlet.

She continued, “We've evolved around prenuptial agreements, and historically we've had some very large cases where prenuptial agreements have failed to terminate spousal support between couples who are about to marry.”

Alba and Warren's marital problems may have been brewing for a long time, as an old clip has resurfaced in which she says they're more like “roommates.”

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

“Everything is rosy for two and a half years. But then you become roommates,” Alba said. Sixth page. “You're just going through the motions. You have responsibilities. It's a lot like checking boxes, isn't it?”

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

“Of course we have the camaraderie, the comfort, like, 'you're not going anywhere,' and that's why sometimes you don't treat them the best, do you?” Alba said. “You don't consider their feelings the way you would other people's feelings, so I think that's something that needs to be constantly worked on.”

Alba was recently seen for the first time since her split from Warren was announced. According to the photos posted by Sixth pageshe was seen shopping at Erewhon and heading to the park in Hollywood on Monday (January 13) in Los Angeles.

As with most of her recent public outings, she was sans wedding ring. Reports suggest she is focused on relief efforts in LA as wildfires continue to ravage the city and many of its surrounding communities.

On Wednesday, Jan. 15, she shared on Instagram that she was “privileged to spend the afternoon @baby2baby” on Jan. 14 “with so many beautiful souls packing firefighting hygiene kits for kids,” adding, “This Friday, 750 kits will be distributed to kids, who have evacuated or lost their homes in the Altadena fire.