Deon and Karen Derrico\u2019s Relationship Timeline\u00a0<\/span><\/a>
\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\tDeon and Karen Derrico have officially divorced, shocking fans of their TLC series, Doubling Down With the Derricos, who know that the parents of 14 spent two decades together. Before the split, the couple managed to build a family of 16 and a five-season TV series on TLC on the foundation of their relationship. That [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u201cWe tried to keep it hidden. We filed in [a small town in] Nevada,\u201d he said. \u201cI personally believe that someone who took in our paperwork notified TMZ, and that\u2019s how the story got blasted everywhere. That was just a shock because it was two or three weeks after the divorce was filed. We felt like we were good when three weeks had passed and we didn\u2019t hear anything.\u201d<\/p>\n
In his rare podcast interview, Deon explained that his priority remains coparenting 14 children, who each have individual needs.<\/p>\n
\u201cBeing married, having one child and divorcing is a challenge. Being married and having two children? It\u2019s a challenge,\u201d he explained. \u201cBut when you quantify that to 14? We want to make sure we\u2019re sensitive to each of their individual needs. We want to answer their individual questions because they\u2019re human. They have questions too, like, \u2018How did this happen?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n