Jennifer Lopez officially filed for divorce from Ben Affleck on Aug. 20, 2024, proving the media was right about their inevitable split. The couple tied the knot in 2022 and called it quits just two years later.

Unfortunately, it’s not just Lopez and Affleck involved . Lopez has 16-year-old twins, while Affleck has three kids with ex-wife Jennifer Garner . Here’s what a source said about Garner wanting the kids to experience minimal “trauma” over the divorce.

Jennifer Garner wants her kids to get through Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez’s divorce with ‘little trauma,’ a source says Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck married in 2005 and separated 10 years later. They officially divorced in 2018 but vowed to stay friends to co-parent effectively. Unfortunately, the couple had to explain their separation to their three kids.

Now, Garner and Affleck’s kids, Violet, 18; Fin, 15; and Samuel, 12, have to go through divorce again, as do Lopez’ twins, Max and Emme Muñiz, 16. Lopez and Affleck’s kids became close when the couple married, with Fin and Emme forming a particularly close bond. Violet and Lopez are also very close , as they were spotted spending the day together in the Hamptons over the 2024 summer.

While Lopez and Affleck have to work through the complicated parts of their divorce, all parties involved want to ensure the kids are OK. A source told Life & Style that Garner wants the children to get through the separation with “little trauma.” “Jen [Ga.