Los Angeles 5/17/2011 2:53:39 AM
News / Law

Scream 4 star Neve Campbell finalizes divorce

By: Daun Lee

Neve Campbell who is the main heroine of the Scream horror movie franchise has settled her divorce from English actor John Light.

The couple met in 2005 on the set of Investigation Sex. The couple were married in 2007 and filed for a divorce four years and one day after they said “I do”. According to TMZ, who obtained court documents Campbell asked the judge to deny spousal support for Light. The confidential agreement divided their mutual assets. The couple didn’t have children.

According to her reps, the split is amicable and the pair remains friends. This was Neve’s second marriage, her first husband was actor Jeff Colt; their marriage lasted from 1995 to 1998.

The statistics show that second and third marriages have a greater chance of ending in divorce. Divorce lawyers assist in dissolution of 63 percent of second marriages and 73 percent of third marriages. Even first marriages don’t fare well in the modern age; they end at an approximate rate of 44 percent.

In any divorce, whether the person is a public figure or an everyday person, a divorce attorney is necessary to help resolve any dispute that arises such as the division of property and custody of children.  The divorce couple may have issues that make the divorce an ugly affair. The representation of a divorce lawyer can help keep the emotions at bay while they work on a timely dissolution.