Keith Urban divorce demand left Nicole Kidman

Aussie A-listers Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman reportedly settled their divorce on January 6 after 19 years of marriage.

While on the floor, the divorce proceedings have been peacefully playing out, insiders told the Daily Mail that there was a custody battle happening behind the scenes that left Nicole “distressed.”

The 58-year-old actress announced the separation on September 29, 2025, and filed for divorce the next day, citing “irreconcilable differences,” ending their virtually twenty-year marriage. Nicole and Keith share two teenage daughters, Sunday, 17, and Faith, 14. Sources point out that Nicole’s main concern was shedding custody of her daughters amid the divorce.

“The one thing that became a sticking point was custody of Sunday and Faith,” one source said, including that “Keith was initially asking for equal time with their daughters.”

Apparently, the 50-50 cut up request reportedly despatched the Oscar winner right into a “spiral.”

This would not be the first time she confronted a custody battle. Back in 2001, after her divorce from Tom Cruise, the exes agreed to joint custody of their adopted youngsters, Isabella and Connor. They finally ended up residing with their father and turning into estranged from Nicole, who reportedly longs for “reconciliation” along with her eldest youngsters, who’re now 32 and 30. 

The divorce settlement with Keith “was an especially stressful time for Nic,” one insider said. “After almost 20 years of marriage, she certainly knows how stubborn Keith can be. She was anxious and distressed that he wasn’t going to budge.”

In the end, they got here to an settlement that finally boiled right down to logistics as
“Keith has a bunch of tour dates coming up, and his schedule is a little less flexible than Nicole’s.” 

According to courtroom paperwork, Keith may have custody of his daughters every other weekend from Saturday morning to Sunday night, a complete of 59 days a 12 months, while Nicole will retain main custody for the remaining 306 days of the 12 months.

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“It took a lot of wearing down, but Keith finally agreed to her terms,” one source told the Daily Mail. “Their daughters are both in their teens and need their mother more than their father at these ages. Keith knew he’d never win the battle in court and finally backed down. That’s when the divorce was settled.”

The actress’s residence base stays the household’s 7-bedroom Nashville mansion, which the couple bought in 2008 for $3.5 million to boost their youngsters.

Keith reportedly moved close by after the couple cut up, the place he stayed behind during the vacation season as Nicole and the women celebrated Christmas and Faith’s fifteenth birthday in Australia.

“She enjoys being a homebody when she isn’t on set. And if need be, her kids can be on set with her on a more consistent basis – that is a much better atmosphere than backstage at a concert,” one source famous. “Nic won out.”