TLC’s Doubling Down With The Derricos stars Deon and Karen Derrico are officially divorced and will co-parent their offspring.
The couple, who share 14 children, filed for divorce on June 4 and were declared legally divorced on June 6, according to documents obtained by TMZ.
Karen, 44, and Deon, 53, are sharing legal and physical custody of their 13 minor children, according to legal documents obtained by the outlet.
“Together, we remain united in raising our 14 beautiful children; their well-being is our priority,” the couple told DailyMail.com in a statement.
“We thank everyone for their understanding and support as we move forward for the sake of our family.”
TLC’s Doubling Down With The Derricos stars Deon and Karen Derrico are officially divorced and share custody of their brood.
Karen and Deon have 14 children and have revealed that they plan to split custody of their 13 youngest children between the two of them.
The couple married in 2005 and share 14 children: four sets of naturally conceived multiples (quintuplets, two sets of twins, and triplets), as well as two other pregnancies.
Karen and Deon are parents to Derrick, 13; twins Dallas and Denver, 12; quintuplets Deonee, Daician, Daiten, Deniko and Dariz, 10 years old; Diez and Dior, six years old; and four-year-old triplets Dawsyn, De’Aren and Dyver.
Their oldest son, Darian, is 18 years old.
According to TMZ, Deon will pay $1,166 in child support per month and Karen will be responsible for paying for the children’s health insurance.
The couple began chronicling their large family in 2020 on their TLC show Doubling Down With The Derricos.
The couple faced criticism in the past for their large brood, with critics claiming she couldn’t spend time with each child alone and that their home was too “chaotic.”
Karen, who used to say she planned to have “as many children as God bless her,” responded to trolls last year.
The 14-year-old mother had said she had plans to expand her family at the time.
When they began having children, their family grew at a “normal” pace, however, Karen soon gave birth to several children at once.
According to TMZ, Deon will pay $1,166 in child support per month and Karen will be responsible for paying for the children’s health insurance.
Karen and Deon have had four sets of naturally conceived multiples (quintuplets, two sets of twins, and triplets), as well as two non-multiple children in a row.
The couple began chronicling their large family in 2020 on their TLC show Doubling Down With The Derricos.
She revealed that trolls often claimed that she “can’t love” all of her children, that her house was a mess, that she was “overwhelmed,” that multiple pregnancies were “hard” on her body, and that “black families are different”. But Karen disagrees.
She noted that both she and her husband work from home, so they were able to homeschool the children and help them find their passion.
She then responded to trolls who assume her house was always a mess because of the number of kids running around.
Karen, who was a preschool teacher, revealed that the time she spent leading a classroom helped prepare her to maintain an organized home, despite having a large number of children.
She said, “If I can keep a classroom in order, I can also keep a home in order.”
The mother explained that she has taught all of her children to clean up after themselves, adding that they never leave a messy room.
She also revealed that they put rules in place, such as no shouting and strict bedtimes, to ensure there is no chaos.
In the past, Karen broke down the cost of having such a large calf.
She revealed that they “easily” spend $3,500 a month at the supermarket, going through around 15 packets of waffles and 20 rolls of toilet paper a week.
The amount of money we spend on groceries, my goodness. $2,500 to $3,500, easy,” Karen said in a clip.
She also revealed that she does 18 loads of laundry a week to keep everyone in clean clothes.