‘Law & Order’ actor Vincent D’Onofrio appears in New York court with Dutch photographer wife for the first time to end 26-year-long marriage
- The couple are fighting over the custody of the 15-year-old son Luka
- Judge Kathleen Waterman-Marshall said today: ‘Custody is unresolved’
Law & Order star Vincent D’Onofrio has appeared in a New York City court after filing for a divorce from his wife Carin van der Donk.
D’Onofrio, 63, filed the divorce papers in Manhattan Supreme Court on April 12. He has been married to van der Donk for 26 years – and she is the mother of his two sons.
The couple are still fighting over the custody of the 15-year-old son Luka, as Judge Kathleen Waterman-Marshall said today: ‘Custody is unresolved.’
She confirmed that most of the issues in the divorce case had been settled.
Vincent D’onofrio appears in Manhattan Civil Court
The Law & Order star arrived in court with his attorneys to speak about the divorce proceedings
D’Onofrio, 63, filed the divorce papers in Manhattan Supreme Court on April 12. He has been married to van der Donk for 26 years
incent D’Onofrio and his wife Carin Van Der Donk pictured in 2014
The judge has set D’Onofrio’s next court hearing for September 19.
On March 22, 1997, D’Onofrio married Dutch model and photographer Carin and they had their first child together in 1999, who is named Elias.
They then split in the early 2000s, but rekindled their romance and had a second son in 2008.
D’Onofrio now lives in a townhouse in Manhattan’s Gramercy. He was born in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn.
Vincent D’onofrio appears in Manhattan Civil Court for a hearing in his divorce case from his wife Carin van Der Donk
On March 22, 1997, D’Onofrio married Dutch model Carin and they had their first child together in 1999, who is named Elias
They then split in the early 2000s, but rekindled their romance and had a second son in 2008
Neither party spoke as they exited the court on Tuesday.
Images showed the actor and his wife entering separately. Their attorneys spoke with the judge behind close doors today.
Primetime Emmy Award nominee D’Onofrio is known for his roles in Full Metal Jacket, Men in Black, and The Cell.
He plays Detective Robert Green in Law & Order, as well as Victor in Jurassic World.
D’Onofrio has another daughter from his first marriage, Leila George, who was married to actor Sean Penn.
