Joey Lawrence and Samantha Cope Split After 2 Years of Marriage

Mar. 15, 2025

Joey Lawrence and Samantha Cope.Photo:Joey Lawrence/ Instagram

Joey Lawrence/ Instagram

Joey LawrenceandSamantha Copeare separating after two years of marriage, a source close to the couple confirms to PEOPLE.

She has requested to block the court’s ability to award either side spousal support. Additionally, she is seeking full physical custody of their daughter Dylan, 19 months, while permitting Lawrence visitation at her discretion.

“Once Dylan is 3 or older, Joe will have the option to take her for 2 nights in her home location if he is not working and can facilitate her visiting,” the filing reads.

Per the filing, Cope has requested that Lawrence does “not take [Dylan] for long, extended periods of time until she is old enough to specifically ask for the visitation time and all parties agree and able to facilitate.”

PEOPLE has reached out to reps for Lawrence and Cope.TMZwas the first to report the news,

Samantha Cope and Joey Lawrence.Samantha Cope Instagram

Speculation about the former couple’s separation was first sparked when Lawrence was spotted without a wedding ring in PEOPLE’sexclusive photosof his family vacation to Jamaica in August. Cope was also noticeably absent from the pictures.

Joey Lawrence and Samantha Cope.Joey Lawrence Instagram

On May 1, 2022, Lawrence and Cope said"I do" in front of their friends and familyat the Temecula Creek Inn in Temecula, California.

At the time, Lawrence told PEOPLE that their union felt “so right” and added, “Life can be challenging at times, but when God gives you the right person, it’s worth it.”

The two met in while filming Lifetime’sMy Husband’s Secret Brotherin 2021.

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“We did this big thriller that my brother Andrew directed for Lifetime, and I met her on the set that movie,” Lawrence told PEOPLE in December 2023. “Which is so crazy to me. I’d never dated somebody that I’d worked with before. That was just very, very much out of the ordinary for me.”

“I was her killer,” he said with a laugh. “Well, I was her lover — and also her killer.”

source: people.com