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Nikki Bella (Garcia) asks for legal and physical custody of her son in divorce documents

Aaron Rift

It was reported on August 29th 2024 that Artem Chingvintsev, the husband of former WWE star Nikki Garcia aka Nikki Bella, was arrested on a felony domestic violence (battery) charge.

This week, TMZ.com noted that Nikki has officially filed for divorce. According to divorce documents, Nikki is seeking legal and physical custody of their four-year-old son Matteo but is open to Artem getting visitation rights. Nikki cited “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for the dissolution of her marriage to Artem. Nikki also checked the box to block the court’s ability to award spousal support to either of them.

At this time, formal charges have not been brought against Artem for the incident although investigators turned the case over to prosecutors last week.