UPDATE, 3:09 p.m. PT — Well, this makes a lot more sense. We now know the reason why Hannah Lee Fowler withdrew her divorce petition so quickly after first filing late last week in a Tennessee court. According to TMZ, the pregnant woman withdrew her initial divorce petition (as we reported earlier on Wednesday, below) simply because it was filed in the wrong county!
The outlet reports that Fowler did not suddenly change her mind the same day she first filed the report. Rather, her lawyers apparently mistakenly filed the petition in the wrong jurisdiction. Once they realized they needed to make a move, they withdrew the petition, and re-filed the case in a separate “nearby county in the Nashville area.”
OK then. So there you have it!
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Here’s ANOTHER twist in the Sam Hunt story.
As we previously reported, the country crooner’s wife, Hannah Lee Fowler, filed for divorce on Friday. (The couple had been together on-and-off since around 2008, and finally tied the knot in 2017.) Her bombshell filing claimed that her husband was “guilty of inappropriate marital conduct” and “adultery.” It also revealed her unannounced pregnancy with their first child, of whom she filed for primary custody (as well as child support and alimony).
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The docs stated:
“The husband is guilty of such cruel and inhuman treatment or conduct toward the spouse as renders cohabitation unsafe or improper.”
According to People, Hannah’s filing claimed “that all hopes of reconciliation are exhausted” for the couple. But apparently that’s not quite true, because she has already withdrawn her complaint!!!
Wait, whaaaaaat?!
Not only that… she withdrew the complaint mere HOURS after it was filed! According to Us Weekly, the suit was initially filed at 11:43 a.m. on February 18. By 2:13 p.m. the same day, she had already filed a Notice of Voluntary Nonsuit.
Per Us, “nonsuit” is another term for “dismissal” in Tennessee (where the divorce was filed). The outlet specified that the expecting momma had classified her decision as “voluntary nonsuited without prejudice,” which means she can file for divorce a second time in the future. But if she does file again, she won’t be able to withdraw the filing a second time, per Tennessee state law. So, the stakes are pretty high!
Us reported that the Break Up in a Small Town singer — who has had his share of legal issues in the past — “was served the voluntary nonsuit paperwork on Friday,” but a judge had yet to sign off on the filing to dismiss the case as of Tuesday.
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This is quite a tumultuous situation, and we can only imagine what’s going on behind the scenes. We mean, that’s a lot of legal paperwork for Hannah to arrange in a matter of hours. According to TMZ, the date of separation on the original filing was listed as Friday, so presumably things were moving VERY fast. And all while she’s roughly six months pregnant!
It’s nice to see a couple try to work things out when they’ve got a baby on the way, but we can’t help but be concerned with this infidelity accusation. We hope they work things out in a safe and healthy manner for everyone involved.
[Image via Sam Hunt/Instagram]
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