Karen and Deon Derrico TLCin Doubling down with the Derricos they would have given up. On Friday, TMZ reported that the reality TV star couple filed for divorce on June 4 and received the ruling two days later on June 6.
According to the records, obtained by the vehicle, the ex-couple is equally sharing legal and physical custody of their 13 minor children. Deon will pay $1,166 per month in child support, while Karen will be responsible for the children’s medical insurance.
The couple’s eldest daughter, Darian, is not mentioned in the divorce petition because she is 18 years old.
Karen gave birth to all 14 children naturallywhich included two single births (Darian, 18, and Derek, 13), twins (Dallas and Denver, 12), quintuplets (Deonee, Daician, Daiten, Deniko and Dariz, 10), twins (Diez and Dior, 6) and triplets (Dawsyn, De’Aren, and Dyver, 4).
The family reality show, Doubling down with the Derricos, chronicled his family life since 2020.
In 2022, Karen and Deon spoke to ET about the possibility of having a 15th child.
“No, that diaper bag isn’t hanging,” Karen said. “I don’t feel complete. I don’t think we’re 100 percent complete.”
Deon echoed those sentiments. “(I) think that when you created – what I think us I created – in this house, the love, the amount of love, I could never get enough of.”
The idea of adding another child also made Karen emotional.
“I never would have thought that not only would he have given me 14 amazing kids,” she said as she began to choke back tears, “but 14 really, like, well… I just want the best for all of them.”
The divorce filing doesn’t mention the unborn child, so it appears the Derricos have decided not to add another baby to their brood.
The most recent season of Doubling down with the Derricos follows the family living in Las Vegas as they move into their residential home.
New episodes chronicle Karen and Deon as they deal with Darian wanting to live his dreams in New York City; Derrick getting ready to shave; Dallas and Denver starting their puberty journey; and Deonee, Daician, Daiten, Deniko and Dariz just behind their older brothers in the “crazy girl” department, while Diez, Dior, Dawsyn, De’Aren and Dyver continue to rise quickly.
Doubling down with the Derricos airs Tuesdays on TLC.
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