Mia Goth has officially taken legal action to end her marriage to Shia LaBeouf, filing for divorce more than a year after the couple’s relationship quietly fell apart. The filing, submitted in Los Angeles on Tuesday, October 6, marks the final chapter in a relationship that has been defined by reunions, breakups, legal battles, and the quiet joy of raising a daughter together.
Goth, 32, cited irreconcilable differences as the reason for the split in the legal documents, according to reports. The actress listed July 28, 2025 as the date of separation, indicating that the pair had been living apart for well over a year before the paperwork was officially filed. TMZ was the first outlet to report the news of the divorce filing, and Us Weekly later confirmed the details independently.
The couple shares one child together: their four-year-old daughter, Isabel. In the filing, Goth is requesting primary legal and physical custody of the little girl. That request is significant, as it means Goth is asking the court to make her the primary parent responsible for Isabel’s daily care and major life decisions, while LaBeouf, 40, would presumably be entitled to visitation or shared parenting time, depending on what the court ultimately decides.
Goth is also asking that the court terminate any ability to award either herself or LaBeouf spousal support. Spousal support, sometimes called alimony, is a financial payment that one spouse may be required to make to the other after a marriage ends. By requesting that the court remove this possibility entirely, Goth appears to be signaling that she wants a clean financial break from LaBeouf and does not intend to seek ongoing financial assistance from him, nor does she want to be on the hook for supporting him.
The filing also addresses the couple’s financial situation in broad terms. Goth noted that the exact nature and extent of any separate property assets, community property assets, and debts belonging to either party are currently unknown. She has asked the court to allow her to amend her petition later, once more information about their financial holdings has been uncovered. This is a common request in divorce filings when the full scope of a couple’s wealth has not yet been determined, and it leaves the door open for a more detailed division of assets at a later stage.
In addition, the petition includes a request that both Goth and LaBeouf be responsible for paying their own attorney fees. By making this request, Goth is indicating that she does not want to be forced to cover LaBeouf’s legal costs, and she is asking that the court structure any fee arrangement so that each party bears their own expenses related to the divorce proceedings.
Us Weekly reached out to LaBeouf’s attorney for comment on the filing, but no response had been received at the time the story was published. It remains unclear how LaBeouf plans to respond to the custody and financial requests contained in the petition, and whether the two will be able to reach an amicable agreement on their own or will require a judge to step in and make final determinations.
The end of the marriage comes after a long and complicated history between the two actors. LaBeouf and Goth first met in late 2012 on the set of Nymphomaniac: Vol II, the provocative film directed by Lars von Trier. At the time, LaBeouf was already a well-known actor with a decade of credits behind him, including his breakout role on the Disney Channel series Even Stevens and his leading performances in the Transformers franchise. Goth was a rising star, relatively new to Hollywood, but her striking presence and unique sensibility made an impression on audiences and critics alike.
Their romance developed quickly, and by March 2016, Us Weekly confirmed that the pair were engaged. The couple tied the knot in October 2016, after approximately four years of dating. At the time, they kept much of their private life out of the spotlight, but their relationship still drew attention from fans and tabloids because of their unconventional approach to fame and their willingness to collaborate on creative projects together.
But the marriage was not without turbulence. Two years after saying “I do,” the couple went their separate ways. Us Weekly confirmed in September 2018 that LaBeouf had filed for divorce from Goth. That filing seemed to mark the end of their union, and LaBeouf was later romantically linked to singer and actress FKA Twigs. His relationship with FKA Twigs would eventually become a source of intense public scrutiny, as she accused him of emotional and physical abuse in a lawsuit filed in December 2020. LaBeouf denied the allegations, but the legal battle added another layer of complexity to his already complicated public image.
Despite the 2018 divorce filing, however, LaBeouf and Goth did not remain apart forever. In March 2020, almost two years after their separation, the two sparked reconciliation rumors when they were spotted together in Los Angeles, both wearing their wedding rings. The sighting was enough to convince many fans that the couple had rekindled their romance, and it soon became clear that they were trying again.
Their renewed romance led to a new chapter in their relationship. Less than two years after the reconciliation rumors began, Goth debuted a noticeable baby bump in January 2022, confirming to the world that she and LaBeouf were expecting their first child together. The news was met with a mix of surprise and curiosity, as the couple had kept their personal lives largely out of the public eye since getting back together.
In April 2022, news broke that Goth had given birth. The actress was spotted out pushing a stroller, and shortly thereafter, LaBeouf confirmed the arrival of their daughter, revealing that baby Isabel was five months old at the time. The couple’s new role as parents seemed to ground them, and they kept details about their daughter’s life sparse, carefully guarding her privacy in a way that many celebrity parents do.
For a time, LaBeouf and Goth’s life as a family remained under the radar. They seemed to be working hard to keep their daughter away from the glare of Hollywood’s spotlight, and neither parent shared much information about their home life on social media. But despite their efforts to stay private, the pressures and complications of LaBeouf’s life outside the family continued to mount.
In February, LaBeouf made headlines for legal trouble of a different kind. The Holes actor was charged with two counts of simple assault following an alleged physical altercation in the French Quarter in New Orleans. The incident reportedly took place in the city where LaBeouf had been living, and the charges added yet another chapter to a career that has seen its share of ups and downs. News of the arrest came as a surprise to many, but it also brought renewed attention to the state of his marriage to Goth.
Following the arrest, reports emerged indicating that LaBeouf and Goth had actually split quietly sometime in 2025. According to Page Six, LaBeouf had moved to New Orleans in the wake of their breakup, which explained why he was in the city when the alleged altercation occurred. The couple’s separation had been kept completely out of the public eye for months, and the revelation was treated as something of a bombshell by fans who still held out hope that the two had made things work.
Now, with Goth’s divorce filing, the end of the marriage is official in the eyes of the law. The filing in Los Angeles brings closure to a relationship that has been anything but ordinary. From a movie-set romance to a whirlwind engagement, a short-lived marriage, a divorce filing, an unexpected reconciliation, the birth of a daughter, and now a second and final divorce filing, LaBeouf and Goth’s story has been marked by dramatic shifts and public fascination at every turn.
For now, the most pressing matters are the custody arrangements for Isabel and the division of the couple’s financial assets. Goth’s request for primary physical and legal custody suggests that she sees herself as the main caregiver for their daughter, and it will be up to the court to determine what arrangement is in the child’s best interests. The couple will also need to sort out their financial situation, a process that could take time given the uncertainty noted in Goth’s filing.
The public reaction to the news has been muted so far, with neither Goth nor LaBeouf issuing public statements about the divorce. It is likely that both parties will attempt to handle the proceedings as quietly as possible, particularly given their shared history of keeping personal matters private. But with court documents now in the public record, the details of their separation will continue to make headlines in the weeks and months ahead.
As the legal process moves forward, fans of both actors will be watching closely to see how the situation unfolds. For Goth, the filing represents a decisive step toward independence and a new chapter in her life away from LaBeouf. She has established herself as a formidable actress in her own right, with acclaimed performances in films like Pearl, X, and MaXXXine, and she has proven time and again that she is capable of carrying a project on her own. Her career is very much on the rise, and this divorce filing may allow her to focus more fully on her work and her daughter.
LaBeouf, meanwhile, faces an uncertain road ahead. Between his legal troubles in New Orleans, his ongoing efforts to rebuild his public image after years of controversy, and now the dissolution of his marriage, he has significant challenges to navigate. His acting career has been in a complicated place in recent years, and it is unclear what the future holds for him professionally.
Ultimately, the divorce between Mia Goth and Shia LaBeouf brings an end to a romance that captured the attention of the public for more than a decade. While the couple’s marriage is now officially over, their shared history and their daughter ensure that their lives will remain connected for years to come. How they choose to navigate that connection, both in the courtroom and beyond it, will determine the next chapter in their intertwined story.
