Dancing with the StarsproGleb Savchenkoand exElena Samodanovahave finalized their divorce, nearly one year after their split.
“My number one priority right now and always will be my daughters, and making this divorce have as minimal an effect on them as possible,” Savchenko said in a statement shared with PEOPLE. “Sometimes relationships don’t work out and this is one of those times. Elena and I agreed to work together to end the marriage with grace and be amicable to one another.”
A rep for Samodanova did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
Gleb Savchenko and Elena Samodanova.Paul Archuleta/Getty
In addition to their custody agreement, the divorce judgement notes that Samodanova will maintain ownership of Pro Dance L.A., the dance studio she opened with her ex. Savchenko, meanwhile, isselling their former Los Angeles homeand will pay Samodanova $291,430 (in monthly installments of $2,800) upon its sale.
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The two professional dancers firstannounced their splitlast November after 14 years of marriage.
At the time, Samodanova publicly accused Savchenko of “ongoing infidelity” and having “a recent inappropriate relationship.” TheDWTSstar, however,repeatedly deniedthose claims.
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Since then, he has been open about maintaining a positiveco-parenting relationshipwith Samodanova. In March, Savchenko toldETthat the duo was trying tokeep things “fun"for the kids amid the divorce.
“We’re trying to move on, we’re friends, we’re co-parenting together, we’re on great terms,” he said. “Co-parenting is fun. We made it a lot of fun for the kids.”
He then shared how he explained the situation to his oldest daughter.
“I said to Olivia, ‘Whatever is happening, it’s life, but you get to live in two different places. You’re gonna have your own room, with, like, anime posters and LED lights, and were gonna make it so fun. Then you can go back to your mom, and you’ll have your own room, which is a little different. But it’s fun,'” Savchenko said.
source: people.com
