Artem Chigvintsev Files for Joint Custody of Son Matteo, 4, After Ex Nikki Garcia Asks for Sole Custody amid Divorce

Garcia filed for divorce from Chigvintsev after two years of marriage

Artem Chigvintsev has responded to Nikki Garcia's divorce petition after the former WWE star submitted legal paperwork to end their marriage.

The Dancing with the Stars pro, 42, filed documents on Friday, Sept. 13, seeking joint legal and physical custody of their 4-year-old son Matteo and is requesting spousal support, according to court documents obtained by PEOPLE. He also asks Garcia, 40, to pay his attorney's fees and costs.

His requests come after Garcia requested sole legal and physical custody of their son, allowing Chigvintsev visitation. She also requested the court terminate spousal support for both parties, per the Wednesday, Sept. 11, petition obtained by PEOPLE.

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Chigvintsev and Garcia both cited irreconcilable differences as the reason for the split and have listed the date of separation as Thursday, Aug. 29.

Aug. 29 is the date that Chigvintsev was arrested on a charge of corporal injury to a spouse.  He was given a $25,000 bail before being released in less than an hour, according to intake records obtained by PEOPLE.

While it was never explicitly confirmed that Garcia is the spouse in question, Chigvintsev alleged in a 9-1-1 call made the same day of his arrest that the Total Divas alum threw shoes at him and requested medical assistance.

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At the time, a rep for Garcia told PEOPLE, "This is a private matter and Nikki asks for privacy for her and her family at this time."

After she filed for divorce, a rep for Garcia told PEOPLE that "she continues to ask for privacy for her and her family at this time." A rep for Chigvintsev did not respond to PEOPLE's previous request for comment.

While neither Chigvintsev nor Garcia has spoken out about the divorce, the former Strictly Comes Dancing star previously removed his mention of Garcia from his Instagram bio (which includes a bride and diamond ring emoji) before adding it back.

As of this writing, her name remains on his profile bio.

Garcia and Chigventsev met in 2017 when they were paired together on Dancing with the Stars when Garcia was engaged to John Cena. They split in July 2018. Chigventsev and Garcia reconnected later that year and went Instagram official in March 2019. They had a Paris wedding in August 2022, but Garcia's divorce petition shows the date of their marriage as Jan. 19, 2023.

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