“Melrose Place” and Ally McBeal star Courtney Thorne‑Smith, age 57, has officially filed for divorce from husband Roger Fishman, ending their 18‑year marriage. The separation, first reported in June 2025, cites “irreconcilable differences” and continued separation since September 2021 en.wikipedia.org+9ew.com+9cbsaustin.com+9.
Court documents, submitted June 17 to the Superior Court of California, seek joint legal and physical custody of their 17‑year‑old son Jacob. Significantly, neither party is requesting spousal or child support. The couple had a low‑key civil ceremony on New Year’s Day 2007 and have remained private post‑separation ew.com+1cbsaustin.com+1.
This marks Thorne‑Smith’s second divorce; she was previously married to geneticist Andrew Conrad from 2000–2001 and famously dated co‑star Andrew Shue in the ’90s. In interviews, she noted that despite their split, both co‑parent cooperatively and amicably “co‑designed” their lives around parenting and professional commitments
Courtney Thorne‑Smith Files for Divorce After 18 Years of Marriage
