{"id":2365077,"date":"2026-04-09T04:55:59","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T04:55:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2365077"},"modified":"2026-04-09T04:55:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T04:55:59","slug":"how-jennie-garth-learned-dave-abrams-was-filing-for-divorce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/how-jennie-garth-learned-dave-abrams-was-filing-for-divorce\/","title":{"rendered":"How Jennie Garth Learned Dave Abrams Was Filing for Divorce"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/jennie-garth\/\"><strong>Jennie Garth<\/strong><\/a> is detailing the moment she learned then-husband <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/jennie-garth-and-husband-dave-abrams-are-taking-time-apart\/\"><strong>Dave Abrams<\/strong><\/a> was ready to call it quits.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI really wanted to give Dave a baby because he was young and all of his friends were having kids and I just thought that\u2019s what he needed,\u201d the actress, 54, told <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/jennie-garth-90210-drama-depression-divorce-learning-love-herself-exclusive-11944240?_gl=1*37mndh*_ga*MTU4MTgyMTc3Mi4xNzY5NTUzNjk2*_ga_DK3GDWHWJH*czE3NzU2ODA5NzMkbzIzJGcwJHQxNzc1NjgxMjUyJGo2MCRsMCRoMA..\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>People<\/em><\/a> in a cover story published on Wednesday April 8, revealing that she learned Abrams, 44, planned to file for divorce via a TMZ article.<\/p>\n<p>Garth went on to detail the \u201crough patch\u201d she experienced in her relationship as she promoted her upcoming memoir,<em> I Choose Me: Chasing Joy, Finding Purpose, and Embracing Reinvention<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The couple, who married in 2015, separated for almost a year after going through rounds of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-moms\/news\/jennie-garth-underwent-ivf-prior-to-2018-breakup-from-dave-abrams\/\">unsuccessful IVF<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-moms\/news\/jennie-garth-suffered-2-consecutive-miscarriages-with-dave-abrams\/\">subsequent miscarriages<\/a>. The pair reconciled in 2019 and have been together since.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/pictures\/jennie-garth-husband-dave-abrams-relationship-timeline\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/pictures\/jennie-garth-husband-dave-abrams-relationship-timeline\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Jennie Garth and Husband Dave Abrams\u2019 Relationship Timeline<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tJennie Garth and Dave Abrams are going strong years after their marriage hit a brief roadblock. Prior to Garth and Abrams\u2019 2015 wedding, the Beverly Hills, 90210 star\u00a0had been married twice before. She and Daniel B. Clark were together from 1994 to 1996. Years later, Garth married Peter Facinelli in 2001. The two welcomed three [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Garth \u2014 a mom of three who shares daughters Luca, 28, Lola, 23, and Fiona, 19 with ex <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/peter-facinelli\/\"><strong>Peter Facinelli<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 said that her time apart from Abrams opened her eyes about the importance of communication and trusting your partner\u2019s word. Garth noted how much she is enjoying this current chapter of life with Abrams after their once-rocky relationship grew strong.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt all comes down to people-pleasing,\u201d she explained. \u201cOnce you really get to the core of what you want for your life? That\u2019s when everything seems to get easier.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:151.8%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large credit-added wp-image-4303888\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/I-Choose-Me-Jennie-Garth-Learned-Husband-Dave-Abrams-Was-Filing-for-Divorce-Through-TMZ-Article.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=47&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"I Choose Me Jennie Garth Learned Husband Dave Abrams Was Filing for Divorce Through TMZ Article\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/I-Choose-Me-Jennie-Garth-Learned-Husband-Dave-Abrams-Was-Filing-for-Divorce-Through-TMZ-Article.jpg?w=100&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 100w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/I-Choose-Me-Jennie-Garth-Learned-Husband-Dave-Abrams-Was-Filing-for-Divorce-Through-TMZ-Article.jpg?w=200&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/I-Choose-Me-Jennie-Garth-Learned-Husband-Dave-Abrams-Was-Filing-for-Divorce-Through-TMZ-Article.jpg?w=300&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/I-Choose-Me-Jennie-Garth-Learned-Husband-Dave-Abrams-Was-Filing-for-Divorce-Through-TMZ-Article.jpg?w=400&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/I-Choose-Me-Jennie-Garth-Learned-Husband-Dave-Abrams-Was-Filing-for-Divorce-Through-TMZ-Article.jpg?w=500&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 500w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/I-Choose-Me-Jennie-Garth-Learned-Husband-Dave-Abrams-Was-Filing-for-Divorce-Through-TMZ-Article.jpg?w=600&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/I-Choose-Me-Jennie-Garth-Learned-Husband-Dave-Abrams-Was-Filing-for-Divorce-Through-TMZ-Article.jpg?w=700&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 700w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/I-Choose-Me-Jennie-Garth-Learned-Husband-Dave-Abrams-Was-Filing-for-Divorce-Through-TMZ-Article.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/I-Choose-Me-Jennie-Garth-Learned-Husband-Dave-Abrams-Was-Filing-for-Divorce-Through-TMZ-Article.jpg?w=900&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/I-Choose-Me-Jennie-Garth-Learned-Husband-Dave-Abrams-Was-Filing-for-Divorce-Through-TMZ-Article.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=47&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/I-Choose-Me-Jennie-Garth-Learned-Husband-Dave-Abrams-Was-Filing-for-Divorce-Through-TMZ-Article.jpg?w=1200&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) calc(100vw - 6em), (max-width: 1000px) 80vw, 1000px\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"credit\">Park Row<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In her memoir, which details her rise to fame and journey to self-love, Garth also opened up about her split from Facinelli after their marriage fell apart in 2012. In one excerpt, the <em>Beverly Hills, 90210<\/em> actress revealed that she needed a stint in rehab after drinking and taking pills one night to cope with the pain of heartbreak. (The exes were married from January 2001 to June 2013.)<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-narrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-narrow\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-wide\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI noticed my light really dimming. I wasn\u2019t putting off good vibes. I could see it in the mirror,\u201d she said of the physical toll their breakup took on her long before they became <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/peter-facinelli-says-he-loves-jennie-garth-and-her-husband-excl\/\">amicable coparents<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/jennie-garth-and-peter-facinelli-faked-a-good-face-about-divorce\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Excl-Jennie-Garth-Says-She-and-Peter-Facinelli-Faked-a-Good-Face-About-Divorce-to-the-World-1.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Excl Jennie Garth Says She and Peter Facinelli Faked a Good Face About Divorce to the World\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Excl-Jennie-Garth-Says-She-and-Peter-Facinelli-Faked-a-Good-Face-About-Divorce-to-the-World-1.jpg?quality=86&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/jennie-garth-and-peter-facinelli-faked-a-good-face-about-divorce\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Jennie Garth and Peter Facinelli Faked a &#8216;Good Face&#8217; About Their Divorce<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tJennie Garth opened up about her and ex husband Peter Facinelli\u2019s public-facing personas following their divorce in 2012. Speaking exclusively with Us Weekly on Wednesday, July 24, about her QVC collaboration, the Beverly Hills, 90210 alum, 52, spoke candidly about her once-contentious relationship with Facinelli, 50, after he appeared on two episodes of her podcast, [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Garth admitted that she ultimately had to release the feelings she was harboring, adding, \u201cI could look at the negative impact that that kind of grief and anger was having on me. And there was a weird switch where one day I just said, \u2018I don\u2019t want to carry this anymore. It\u2019s impacting my relationships and how I feel about myself. I\u2019ve got to let it go. I\u2019ve got to forgive him.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Garth\u2019s new memoir <em>I Choose Me: Chasing Joy, Finding Purpose, and Embracing Reinvention<\/em>, is set for release on April 14.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.usmagazine.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jennie Garth is detailing the moment she learned then-husband Dave Abrams was ready to call it quits. \u201cI really wanted to give Dave a baby because he was young and all of his friends were having kids and I just thought that\u2019s what he needed,\u201d the actress, 54, told People in a cover story published [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2365078,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[21994,24003],"class_list":["post-2365077","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-books","tag-celebrity-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/How-Jennie-Garth-Learned-Dave-Abrams-Was-Filing-for-Divorce.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2365077","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2365077"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2365077\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2365079,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2365077\/revisions\/2365079"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2365078"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2365077"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2365077"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2365077"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}