Wife of Derek Chauvin does not want spousal support, seeks to change her name
By THERESA BRAINE
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS |
JUN 01, 2020 | 8:11 PM
Kellie May Chauvin, the now-estranged wife of disgraced ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, is pictured in an undated photo.
Kellie May Chauvin wants a clean break from an allegedly dirty cop.
Chauvin, the now-estranged wife of disgraced ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, doesn’t want a dime in spousal support in their divorce.
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All she seeks is half their assets, the title to their Florida home and her former name, reported TMZ, citing court documents. In addition, Kellie Chauvin is stipulating she won’t pay him spousal support either, TMZ said.
This May 31 photo provided by the Hennepin County Sheriff shows Derek Chauvin, who was arrested Friday, May 29. Chauvin was charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter after a shocking video of him kneeling for several minutes on the neck of George Floyd, a black man, set off a wave of protests across the country. (AP)
Kellie Chauvin, 45, filed for divorce a few days after Chauvin kneeled on the 46-year-old Floyd’s neck during an arrest, even as he repeated, “I can’t breathe,” while three officers stood by doing nothing, ignoring the pleas of bystanders – one of whom was filming – for him to stop.
She cited the marriage’s “irretrievable breakdown,” saying it “cannot be saved,” TMZ said.
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Kellie Chauvin announced her intention on Friday, the same day her husband was arrested, in a statement via an attorney.
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Their separation date is last Thursday, three days after Floyd’s death, TMZ said.
In this Monday, May 25 frame from video provided by Darnella Frazier, a Minneapolis officer kneels on the neck of a handcuffed man who was pleading that he could not breathe in Minneapolis. (Darnella Frazier via AP)
The pair would have celebrated their 10th anniversary on June 12, according to TMZ.
Kellie Chauvin has two adult children from a previous marriage, according to the St. Paul Pioneer Press.
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Born in Laos in 1974, she fled with her family as a child and eventually found her way to Minnesota, where she met and married Chauvin, the Pioneer Press reported. In 2018, she competed to be Mrs. Minnesota and had a totally different take on her police officer husband.
“Under all that uniform, he’s just a softie,” Kellie Chauvin told the Pioneer Press. “He’s such a gentleman. He still opens the door for me, still puts my coat on for me. After my divorce, I had a list of must-haves if I were ever to be in a relationship, and he fit all of them.”
By THERESA BRAINE
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS |
JUN 01, 2020 | 8:11 PM
Kellie May Chauvin, the now-estranged wife of disgraced ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, is pictured in an undated photo.
Kellie May Chauvin wants a clean break from an allegedly dirty cop.
Chauvin, the now-estranged wife of disgraced ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, doesn’t want a dime in spousal support in their divorce.
Advertisement
00:0105:09
All she seeks is half their assets, the title to their Florida home and her former name, reported TMZ, citing court documents. In addition, Kellie Chauvin is stipulating she won’t pay him spousal support either, TMZ said.
This May 31 photo provided by the Hennepin County Sheriff shows Derek Chauvin, who was arrested Friday, May 29. Chauvin was charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter after a shocking video of him kneeling for several minutes on the neck of George Floyd, a black man, set off a wave of protests across the country. (AP)
Kellie Chauvin, 45, filed for divorce a few days after Chauvin kneeled on the 46-year-old Floyd’s neck during an arrest, even as he repeated, “I can’t breathe,” while three officers stood by doing nothing, ignoring the pleas of bystanders – one of whom was filming – for him to stop.
She cited the marriage’s “irretrievable breakdown,” saying it “cannot be saved,” TMZ said.
Wife of cop arrested in George Floyd case filing for divorce, lawyer says »
Kellie Chauvin announced her intention on Friday, the same day her husband was arrested, in a statement via an attorney.
Advertisement
00:0102:04
Their separation date is last Thursday, three days after Floyd’s death, TMZ said.
In this Monday, May 25 frame from video provided by Darnella Frazier, a Minneapolis officer kneels on the neck of a handcuffed man who was pleading that he could not breathe in Minneapolis. (Darnella Frazier via AP)
The pair would have celebrated their 10th anniversary on June 12, according to TMZ.
Kellie Chauvin has two adult children from a previous marriage, according to the St. Paul Pioneer Press.
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Born in Laos in 1974, she fled with her family as a child and eventually found her way to Minnesota, where she met and married Chauvin, the Pioneer Press reported. In 2018, she competed to be Mrs. Minnesota and had a totally different take on her police officer husband.
“Under all that uniform, he’s just a softie,” Kellie Chauvin told the Pioneer Press. “He’s such a gentleman. He still opens the door for me, still puts my coat on for me. After my divorce, I had a list of must-haves if I were ever to be in a relationship, and he fit all of them.”
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