Court documents reveal that actress Shannen Doherty took a major legal step just one day before she was diagnosed with breast cancer.
“Shocked and saddened to hear of my friend Shannon’s passing,” Jason Priestley wrote on his Instagram account, sharing an old photo of himself with the late actor.
Court documents obtained by Page Six on Monday show that the former Beverly Hills, 90210 star has agreed to Waiver of spousal support and to a “hypothetical or uncontested dissolution” of their marriage, indicating that the former couple settled their separation out of court.
While Doherty signed the agreement on Friday, July 12, the photographer signed the document on Saturday, July 13 – the day Doherty died. Charm The star lost her life Long battle with breast cancer At the age of 53.
“It is the mutual desire of the parties to reach a full and final settlement of all of their future and present property interests through this judgment, and… resolve any and all issues relating to property division, claims for compensation and/or trusts, spousal support, and attorneys’ fees and costs,” the documents state.
Doherty and her ex-husband Kurt Iswarienko.
Doherty died at the weekend at the age of 53. Photo: AFP
The former couple’s lawyers filed the required documents first thing Monday morning.
Doherty’s longtime publicist, Leslie Sloan, announced that the actress died surrounded by those closest to her.
“A devoted daughter, sister, aunt and friend, she was surrounded by her loved ones as well as her dog, Bowie,” she told People magazine. “The family asks for privacy at this time so they can grieve in peace.”
Shortly after Doherty’s death, her friend Tara Foriani Iswarienko, 50, called for lack of “humanity” During his bitter divorce battle with the actress, which began in April 2023, the actress claimed he was “staying his feet” so he wouldn’t have to pay her money.
“Life is so hard… Life is especially hard with cancer and without the support you thought you were going to get,” Foriani said. “If you have the opportunity to be a decent person, take it. You have no idea what people are dealing with and what they’re going through.”
Doherty and her husband went through a bitter separation while she was battling cancer.
the Heather The actress alleged in legal documents last month that Iswarienko “hopes I will die before he is required to pay my dues while he continues to live his life and evade his responsibilities to his dying wife of over 11 years.”
Iswarienko’s lawyer rejected her claims, claiming that Iswarienko wanted the divorce to be finalized in September 2023 through a settlement agreement, which she denied because he “evaded” specifying how much he earned in the early years of their marriage.
Doherty and Iswarienko married in October 2011 in Malibu, California, but the actress divorced him in light of his infidelity.
This story originally appeared on Page Six It is republished here with permission.
