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and will find it "very hard to navigate their divorce in secrecy", according to a family law attorney. The pair have not been seen together in months . There were reports Ben and J.

Lo , but friends have now claimed they are getting a divorce. Attorney Evan D. Schein said the .



Speaking exclusively to The Mirror US, he said: "With reports surfacing that the divorce papers are officially signed, we can finally put the Jen and Ben divorce rumors to bed and say goodnight and goodbye to Bennifer as we know it. "This should come as absolutely no surprise to anyone who has been following the couple for the past few months." He then warned J.

Lo and Ben could face some obstacles while they finalize their divorce. Schein, partner and family law attorney with Berkman Bottger Newman & Schein, LLP, said: "Celebrity splits that take place in the public spotlight are very hard for couples to navigate in secrecy. From the listing of their California mansion to reports that the couple spent their wedding anniversary apart, to the social media world buzzing over the lack of photographs of the couple together, the signs of the inevitable split were present.

"Given the enormous and unsurprising publicity of their relationship, it would not be shocking if Jen and Ben feel a sense of relief with the finalization of their divorce and now, they can move forward." Schein's comments come after a source said the couple's divorce documents "are finalized, but not yet turned in". They told the : "They finalized the divorce papers with her a month ago, but are waiting for the right time to drop them.

"At that time, they will release a joint statement that will say how they have much love for each other and how they fought to make it work, but couldn't." Another source claimed: "Honestly, in the end they could not come to a compromise. What they had before is gone and they have both accepted it.

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