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Cheryl Burke isn’t giving her canine Ysabella up with no combat.
Though her divorce from Matthew Lawrence has been finalized, custody of the canine they as soon as shared has but to be decided.
On her iHeart podcast, Burke within the Game, the 38-year-old Dancing with the Stars professional spoke candidly on Sunday’s episode about her divorce from Lawrence, 42.
After recalling that she discovered her divorce had been finalized on the premiere night time of DWTS, Burke mentioned, “It’s still not over because we have to maybe go to trial — well, we are going to go to trial, unless [Lawrence] all of the sudden calls it off. That will happen in January. I’m still just really hurt by the whole situation.”
The two will proceed to dispute over possession of their canine, Ysabella.
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“That’s my dog. Ysabella is my daughter; I’m a dog mom, and that’s it. I couldn’t even imagine my life — I mean, I could just cry right now. But I couldn’t imagine my life without her,” Burke mentioned.
In an announcement to PEOPLE, Burke’s lawyer Scott Klopert says, “The firm does not comment on pending litigation.” An lawyer for Lawrence couldn’t instantly be reached by PEOPLE for remark.
During the episode, Burke additionally spoke in regards to the love she sees between her present dance associate, Good Morning America weatherman Sam Champion, and his husband Rubem Robierb. “There’s so much love [between them], no expectations from either side. And I just want to be able to, hopefully one day, find someone like that as well,” she shared.
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She continued, “It has been such a short yet long journey. I have definitely been more awake during the season, meaning I am a lot more present I think than I’ve ever been. I am trying to just surrender to the good, bad, and ugly. It’s been really scary, but it’s been eye-opening, and I am now officially divorced.”
In September, Burke and Lawrence reached an settlement to divide their two properties evenly, with every celebration preserving certainly one of their two properties.
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Documents obtained by PEOPLE on Sept. 14 additionally specified that no spousal assist was requested by both celebration because the pair agreed to uphold their premarital settlement.
Burke filed for divorce from Lawrence in February, itemizing Jan. 7 because the official date of separation. The submitting cited irreconcilable variations as the rationale for the break up.
Further dialog was obligatory to resolve if Burke or Lawrence will preserve their canine Ysabella, in accordance to the paperwork obtained by PEOPLE.
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