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Ben Affleck 'surrenders his share of $61m marital mansion' to ex Jennifer Lopez two years after shock split 22%
By T. Zeller0% Diana Cooper0%
4/10/2026, 5:19:48 PM
Topics: Showbiz
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Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez have made fresh legal moves in their post-divorce dealings, with court documents suggesting the actor has now handed over his entire interest in their Beverly Hills marital mansion.
The exes, who purchased the sprawling estate in May 2023 for $60,850,000, have been attempting to sell it since July 2024, with multiple price cuts along the way, shortly before Lopez filed for divorce.
According to legal documents obtained by the Daily Mail on Friday, the former couple quietly amended their property settlement, which had been filed in January 2025 when their divorce was finalized.
On April 9, they added a 'stipulation and order' to modify specific terms of their estate.
Although many of the terms remain the same, the updated terms state that Lopez 'shall be solely responsible for all expenses [associated] with any future sale of her interest in the Wallingford Residence, including but not limited to broker's commissions, applicable taxes, closing costs, etc.'
In addition, they note that there will be a 'transfer of property' at some point, but it is unclear when they plan on relisting their former marital home.
Lopez signed the agreement on March 31, while Affleck signed it on April 1, a move that appears to hint that he has relinquished his stake in the property.
Sources told TMZ the actor effectively 'gave up' his share of the compound 'for free,' leaving Lopez in line to take any profits from the sale.
Notably, the sprawling 12-bedroom, 24-bathroom Beverly Crest estate was taken off the market on January 26.
At the time, photographs obtained by the Daily Mail showed four large moving trucks parked in the driveway, though it is unclear what was taking place at the property.
The Daily Mail has contacted representatives for Affleck and Lopez for comment.
The property was first listed for a hefty $68 million - around $8 million more than the couple originally paid.
At the time, an insider exclusively told the Daily Mail, 'Ben and JLo slashed the price on their Beverly Hills mansion for $8 million less than they paid for it, but this is nothing to Ben.'
'He really just wants this to be sold so that he can cut the final cord that keeps him and Jennifer intertwined,' the source added.
However, after a failed escrow and more than a year on the market without a buyer, Affleck and Lopez decided to pull the listing in July last year.
Despite struggling to sell their former marital home, both stars have since moved on with new property purchases following their split.
Affleck bought a $20 million bachelor pad in the Pacific Palisades in August 2024, just a short distance from ex-wife Jennifer Garner.
Lopez, meanwhile, snapped up a $21 million home in Calabasas in February after finalizing the divorce.
However, the On The Floor hitmaker has reportedly continued living at the Beverly Hills mansion while renovations were carried out on her new property.
'Jennifer is renovating the home to her satisfaction,' a source told the Daily Mail last year.
'She is spending a lot of money because it's big: there is the main house, the pool house and a guest house.'
Lopez filed for divorce from Affleck on their second wedding anniversary in August 2024.
Affleck has three children - Violet, 19; Fin, 16, and Samuel, 14 - with ex-wife Jennifer Garner, 53.
Lopez, meanwhile, is mother to fraternal twins Emme and Max, 18, from her marriage to singer Marc Anthony, 57.
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