Maria Shriver (An Arnold Schwarzenegger) and Maria Shriver were officially divorcing over 10 years later, following the announcement that he was having a son outside of marriage.

  • Maria Shriver and Arnold Schwarzenegger finally divorced after 10 years of separation.
  • Maria, who had filed for divorce after he learned that Maria was having a baby outside of her marriage in July 2011, became notoriously estranged from his ex.
  • The Terminator actor welcomed a son, Joseph Baena, with their housekeeper Mildred Patricia ‘Patty’ Baena 
  • Maria gave birth on August 2, 1997 to Christopher, their fourth child. 
  • According to TMZ, the divorce remained unresolved for a decade because of a lack of motivation as well as a complicated property settlement agreement. 










Arnold Schwarzenegger is officially divorcing Maria Shriver ten years after they separated.

A sitting judge, after a December 2021 private judge who signed off on it earlier in December 20, signed the divorce papers Tuesday morning at L.A. Superior Court.

Arnold and Maria were famously estranged after Maria, a journalist, filed for divorce on July 11, 2011, when he learned that Joseph Baena had been fathered.

According to TMZ, the divorce remained in limbo over a decade because of a lackluster motivation and a complicated property settlement agreement.

It's official! Over a decade after separating, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver are officially divorced

It’s official! It’s been more than a decade since they separated. Arnold Schwarzenegger & Maria Shriver have officially divorced.

While the details of the property settlement are confidential, TMZ claims that it involved an estimated $400 Million. Sources close to the situation said that everything was actually divided in half. 

Laura Wasser, a famous lawyer for divorce represented Maria while KristinaRoyce was hired by Arnold. 

Joseph was just days away from Maria’s birth of Christopher on October 2, 1997.

It wasn’t until May 2011 that it became clear that the child of the housekeeper was actually his. 

Maria and Arnold married in 1986 and did not have a prenup. They have four children together: Katherine, 32, Christina, 30, Patrick, 28, and Christopher, 24

Maria and Arnold got married in 1986, but they didn’t have any prenups. Together they have four children: Katherine, Christina, 30 and Christina, 28; Patrick, 28; Christopher, 24

Joseph wasn’t his son when the Terminator actor was born until about seven years later.

Maria and Arnold were married in 1986 without a prenup. Together they have four children: Katherine, Christina, 30 and Patrick, 28; Christopher, 24, and Christopher, 24.

They were still close even though they split and both have since moved on with their romance. 

Arnold has been dating physical therapist Heather Milligan for over eight years while Maria was in a relationship with Matthew Dowd.  

Arnold and Maria famously remained estranged for years after the journalist filed for divorce in July 2011 following news he fathered a child - Joseph Baena - with their housekeeper Mildred Patricia "Patty" Baena

Arnold and Maria were famously separated for many years. Maria was notified by the journalist that he had fathered Joseph Baena.

Baena pictured with his mother, Mildred Patricia "Patty" Baena

Baena pictured with his mother, Mildred Patricia “Patty” Baena

Despite their split, the exes remained cordial over the years but they have both moved on romantically

Although they split up, their exes maintained a cordial relationship throughout the years. However, both have moved on romantically.

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