Ben Affleck Landed Back in L.A. with Jennifer Garner After College Drop-Off Hours Before Jennifer Lopez Filed for Divorce

Mar. 15, 2025

Just hours beforeJennifer Lopezfiled to end her marriage withBen Affleck, the actor landed back in Los Angeles after dropping his andJennifer Garner’s daughterVioletoff to college.

Lopez filed for divorce from Affleckin the Los Angeles County Superior Court on Tuesday, Aug. 20, multiple sources confirmed to PEOPLE. She listed the separation date as April 26, 2024. She filed the papers herself without an attorney. Tuesday also marked the second anniversary of the pair’straditional wedding in Georgia(they initiallytied the knot in Las Vegason July 17, 2022).

Shortly before her filing, Affleck was photographed returning to L.A. with Garner after taking Violet, 18, to college at Yale University in New Haven, Conn.

After getting off the plane, Garner and Affleck got in the car and left together.

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner.MediaPunch/BACKGRID (2)

MediaPunch/BACKGRID (2)

On Monday, a source told PEOPLE that Affleck “has been veryfocused on getting Violet ready for move-in” amid his and Lopez’s marital tension.

“It’s, of course, a huge deal for the whole family, and they’ve all been so excited the last few weeks,” the source added.

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The insider continued, “The kids were with Ben for most of the day. He didn’t leave the house at all for his birthday.”

Affleck and Garner,whose divorce was finalizedin 2018, also shareSeraphina, 15, andSamuel, 12.

source: people.com