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Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner reach temporary agreement to lawsuit concerning daughters' living situation – details

Last week the Game of Thrones actress filed a lawsuit against the Jonas Brothers singer for wrongful detainment of their two daughters


Joe Jonas, Sophie Turner attend the 2023 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on March 12, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California
Beatriz Colon
Beatriz Colon - New York
Online News WriterNew York
On 25 September 2023
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After sparking a contentious custody battle last week, Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner have reached a temporary agreement on where their daughters should live.

On Thursday, September 21, the Game of Thrones actress filed a lawsuit against her estranged husband, demanding that their kids, daughter Willa and a second daughter whose name has never been revealed, be returned to their mom's home country of England.

In it, the mom-of-two, 27, accused the Jonas Brother member, 34, of withholding their daughters' passports despite having allegedly agreed that they would move to England as a family.

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Now, in court documents obtained by Daily Mail, the two filed for an interim consent order on Monday in New York City that prohibits both parties from removing the children from the state.

The documents state that their two daughters are not allowed to move from New York's Southern or Eastern Districts, which include New York City and neighboring boroughs, the Hudson Valley, and Long Island.

The legal agreement falls under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction and the International Child Abduction Remedies Act, and Daily Mail reports Joe and Sophie will have a hearing at the federal court in Manhattan on October 3.

Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner in London in April 2023© Getty
Joe and Sophie were married for four years

In Sophie's initial lawsuit, she claimed her and Joe decided earlier this year to make England their permanent home, and had a home in the works set to be ready for move in by the end of the year.

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According to court documents first obtained by The Messenger, her attorneys cited the aforementioned Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, and she accused Joe of "wrongful retention" of the girls – she has been filming miniseries Joan in England while he is on tour with his brothers Kevin and Nick – which according to her started "on or about" September 20.

Sophie Turner posts Instagram statement about Joe Jonas divorce news© Instagram
The two confirmed their split with a statement on Instagram on September 6

The court documents read: "Objectives of the Convention are to secure the immediate return of children wrongfully removed or wrongfully retained in any Contracting State, and to ensure that 'rights to custody' under the law of one Contracting State are effectively respected in other Contracting States."

They also noted that the girls are "fully involved and integrated in all aspects of daily and cultural life in England," receive their primary healthcare in the country, and "participate in extracurricular activities, playdates, and cultural activities" across the pond.

Joe Jonas in white suit with Sophie Turner in gold dress at 2019 Vanity Fair Oscar Party© Getty
Sophie claimed in her initial lawsuit that the unraveling of their marriage was sudden

In a statement to HELLO! in response to Sophie's lawsuit last week, Joe said: "Joe and Sophie had a cordial meeting this past Sunday in New York, when Sophie came to New York to be with the kids. They have been with her since that meeting. Joe's impression of the meeting was that they had reached an understanding that they would work together towards an amicable co-parenting setup.

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Joe Jonas in red jacket cuddling Sophie Turner pre divorce at  Sacramento Kings v New York Knicks game at Madison Square Garden© Getty
The former couple started dating in 2016, when she was 20 and he was 27

"Less than 24 hours later, Sophie advised that she wanted to take the children permanently to the UK. Thereafter, she demanded via this filing that Joe hand over the children's passports so that she could take them out of the country immediately. If he complies, Joe will be in violation of the Florida Court order." (Joe filed for divorce in Florida on September 6.)

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