Annette, Matt Lauer's wife, officially requests divorce after 20 years of marriage

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Roque, 52, submitted the documents Tuesday in Suffolk County, New York, confirms Lucian Chalfen, director of information for the united state justice system of New York State, at PEOPLE.

"The case, which is an undisputed marital marriage, was filed on July 9 before the Suffolk County State Supreme Court in New York, and is awaiting judicial review of the case. Agreement, "said Chalfen. "On the signature of the judge, he will be sent to the registry of the court where he will be registered. The process could take a few months.

Roque's lawyer, John Teitler, told PEOPLE, "The case has been settled."

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"He does not want to divorce," said the source at the time. "Both, their first thought is their children."

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<p class = "canvas-atom-text-canvas Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "As a result of his dismissal, several insiders have said to the people that the morning veteran host & nbsp;was allegedly often unfaithful to his wife, a former dutch model that he has sea in 1998 after meeting a blind date. (Lauer was previously married to television producer Nancy Alspaugh from 1981 to 1988.) "data-reactid =" 27 "> As a result of her dismissal, several insiders told PEOPLE that the morning veteran animator was often unfaithful to his wife., a former dutch model whom he married in 1998 after a blind meeting (Lauer was already married to television producer Nancy Alspaugh from 1981 to 1988).

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<p class = "canvas-atom web-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "Roque briefly asked for divorce in 2006. In court documents obtained by the & nbsp;National Enquirer, & nbsp; Roque testified that Lauer committed "cruel and inhumane acts" against him, displaying "extreme anger and hostility" that endangered his physical and mental well-being and repeatedly criticized his parenting skills. "data-reactid =" 39 "> Roque briefly filed for divorce in 2006. In court documents obtained by the National EnquirerRoque asserted that Lauer had committed "cruel and inhumane" acts against him, demonstrating "extreme anger and hostility" endangering his physical and mental well-being and criticizing many. his parenting skills.

Despite the allegations, Roque withdrew the court documents three weeks after filing.

<p class = "canvas-atom canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "In 2010, the couple slammed a report claiming that they had separated and that Lauer & nbsp; had left their home as a "work of fiction". "data-reactid =" 41 "> In 2010, the couple slammed a report claiming that they had separated and that Lauer had left the company – their home as" a work of fiction. " .

"I live in my apartment with Annette and my children, with my family and my partner," Lauer told PEOPLE at the time. "I have never left. I do not move. There is no truth to that. "

Lauer acknowledged past difficulties in marriage, but he labeled reports that he was cheating on her as "ridiculous" and "offensive".

"Have we had a completely perfect and easy marriage? No, but the stories you have read over the years are not true, "he said. "I do not think we are different from married couples who have been together for 12 years. The accusations [of infidelity] are ridiculous and I'm not going [dignify] them with an answer. This is not true. "