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Alice Evans slams ex Ioan Gruffudd after he serves her divorce papers in bitter split and says ‘f*** the law’
ALICE Evans has slammed her ex Ioan Gruffudd for serving her with divorce papers “out of the blue”.
The 47-year-old actor ditched his wedding ring for the first time this week since his bitter split was revealed.
Ioan Gruffudd was spotted without his wedding ring this week[/caption]
It emerged that his divorce papers cite irreconcilable differences as the reason for his split from wife Alice.
The document, which was filed in Los Angeles, also claims the former couple separated on New Year’s Day.
It says the pair, who have two daughters, are in a “collaborative process” to resolve all spousal support issues.
Taking to Instagram, Alice told fans: “So I have been served with a petition for divorce and this came out of the blue and I won’t cry but we’ve been 20 years together and we have two amazing kids.
Alice Evans told fans the divorce ‘came out of the blue’[/caption]
“I don’t know why, I don’t know why… at the moment we’re doing something called collaborative divorce which is somewhere between a really kind way of doing divorce and a phenomenal scam.
“Because in one way it’s ‘okay, let’s hear what you would want and take it to the court afterwards’ and in another way it’s like, people in the acting business will know when an agent says to you ‘we just can’t find you the roles’.
“It’s a bit like, I’d like my daughter to stay with me on Saturday nights, ‘it’s just not within our possibilities’.
The star then accused Ioan of misleading her with a collaborative divorce, saying: “And then I read nothing is binding in collaborative, absolutely nothing.
She told fans a collaborative divorce seemed like a ‘phenomenal scam’[/caption]
“So if I want my daughter to stay one more night in my house, the court hasn’t said anything so I can do it.
“So my husband is winding the s**t up me, saying what he says is the law, well we haven’t got to the law yet.
“Lawyers aren’t the law. Lawyers are there to f*** the law. That’s what I always said. Anyway I may have some more thoughts later.”
Collaborative divorce is when a settlement is reached in a non-confrontational manner and without the need for court involvement.
She seems unsure where she stands so far[/caption]
The divorce is based upon cooperation between both parties and the
assistance of collaboratively trained lawyers in face to face meetings.
Alice previously claimed Ioan secretly filed for divorce without telling her.
Sharing a news article about the impending divorce, Alice wrote on Instagram: “Oh, ok. Thanks for letting me know I guess.”
In January, the 49-year-old claimed the Fantastic Four actor had “walked out” on her and their two daughters after saying he “no longer loves her”.
In January Alice claimed her husband ‘walked out’ on her[/caption]
She broke the news to fans in a since deleted post on Twitter, explaining that her husband had given very few details about his decision.
She wrote: “Sad news. My beloved husband/soulmate of 20 years, Ioan Gruffudd, has announced he is to leave his family, starting next week.
“Me and our young daughters girls are very confused and sad. We haven’t been given a reason except that he ‘no longer loves me.’ I’m so sorry.”
In more recent posts, Alice said she was scared of what impact the split would have on the couple’s girls.
They have been married since 2007[/caption]
She wrote: “I can’t sleep. Not a wink. I am terrified for what tomorrow will bring.
“Oh don’t worry, I’m fully aware of how pathetic that sounds.
“I’ll make it worse. Do you what I’m mostly scared of? It’s who the girl is. I know! Why? Why would it even matter?
“I’m scared that my little girls will be disappointed by their Dad’s behavior and model that in their future relations with the opposite sex.”
Alice has been very open about her feelings during the split[/caption]
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The couple have been married since 2007. It’s unknown whether they had signed a pre-nuptial agreement.
Alice, who met Ioan on the set of 2000 film 102 Dalmatians, said she was “very confused and sad” in an emotional statement.
Ioan, who played widower and serial rapist Andrew Earlham opposite Joanne Froggatt in hit ITV drama Liar, later said: “Look, as I said before, it’s an extremely difficult time for the family.
“Our thoughts are with our children obviously right now and I’d really respect a little bit of privacy right now, thank you.”
