Mia Goth and Shia LaBeouf Split in July 2025: Why Is the 'Pearl' Star Filing for Divorce Now?

Mia Goth has filed for divorce from Shia LaBeouf more than a year after their separation. According to court documents, she filed in Los Angeles County on 6 October 2026, citing 'irreconcilable differences' and listing 28 July 2025 as their separation date.

Goth is seeking primary legal and physical custody of their four-year-old daughter and asking the court to terminate its ability to award spousal support to either party. The reported filing does not explain why she chose to begin divorce proceedings now.

Why Is Goth Filing More Than a Year After Separating?

The petition establishes a formal separation date and the legal basis for Goth's request to end the marriage. However, the available reporting does not establish why she filed in October rather than closer to the couple's separation.

'Irreconcilable differences' is the reason cited in the documents, but it does not provide a detailed explanation of the relationship's breakdown or the timing of the filing.

The distinction between separation and divorce is important to the chronology. The couple's reported separation in July 2025 preceded the petition by more than a year, but the filing does not establish what discussions or arrangements took place during that interval.

It also does not establish that LaBeouf's subsequent criminal case caused the separation or prompted Goth's custody request.

A Relationship Marked by Separation and Reconciliation

Goth and LaBeouf met while filming 'Nymphomaniac: Vol. II' in 2012 and became romantically involved. They married in a Las Vegas ceremony in 2016.

The pair separated in 2018 before later reconciling. They were seen together again in 2020 and welcomed their daughter in 2022.

Their relationship had therefore experienced an earlier separation before the July 2025 date listed in the current petition. That history provides context but does not explain Goth's decision to file now or establish whether another reconciliation was considered.

The latest filing seeks to end the marriage through court proceedings. It is not, by itself, a final divorce judgment.

What Is Goth Asking the Court to Decide?

Goth's reported requests include primary legal and physical custody of the couple's daughter. She is also asking that the court's ability to award spousal support to either party be terminated.

Those are requests in a petition, not terms already awarded by a judge. The available reporting does not establish a custody ruling or show that the parents are engaged in a contested custody dispute.

Likewise, the request concerning spousal support should not be described as an agreed arrangement between the couple. It sets out what Goth is asking the court to decide.

A request for primary custody also does not, on its own, establish an allegation that the other parent is unfit. Any account of the proceedings must distinguish the relief sought from evidence, responses and decisions that may emerge as the case progresses.

LaBeouf's Separate Battery Case

Separately, LaBeouf pleaded guilty on 3 June 2026 to three counts of simple battery following an incident during Mardi Gras in New Orleans.

According to ABC News, he received six months on each count, with the sentences suspended, and was placed on active probation for two years. The Associated Press reported that he was also required to attend an alcohol treatment programme.

The incident occurred after the separation date listed in Goth's petition. It therefore should not be presented as the cause of their July 2025 split.

The available reporting also does not establish that the criminal case was the reason Goth chose to file in October or seek primary custody.

The divorce filing brings the reported separation into a formal court proceeding, with custody and support requests still to be determined. The reason for the timing of the filing remains undisclosed in the reporting on her petition.