The Alexander Payne And Sandra Oh Divorce

In December 2006, Alexander Payne and Sandra Oh divorced in California after reaching a settlement of an undisclosed amount. Today, Payne has managed to keep busy post-split by directing the Kevin James and Adam Sandler comedy “I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry, ” which was due out in July 2007. Since divorcing Payne, Oh landed a breakout role on the TV medical series “Grey's Anatomy” as Dr. Cristina Yang.


December 21, 2006 is the date Alexander Payne and Sandra Oh officially got divorced, divorce records for the couple showed. Payne is an Academy award-winning screenwriter and film director. He bagged a Golden Globe and an Oscar for the “Sideways” screenplay he co-wrote with Jim Taylor. Oh is a Golden Globe-winning and two-time Emmy award-nominated Canadian-born actress. She is best known to her audience as Dr. Cristina Yang in the hit ABC series “Grey's Anatomy.” Oh also had notable roles in feature films like “Sideways” and “Under the Tuscan Sun.”

Data about Alexander Payne and Sandra Oh from Divorce Records

A Los Angeles Superior Court judge pulled the plug on Alexander Payne's and Sandra Oh's marriage, after a year and a half of the relationship being on life support, public divorce records revealed. On December 21, 2006, the courts officially restored the two to single status. Public divorce records showed that Oh cited irreconcilable differences as the primary reason for the marital breakdown and eventual split. The Canadian actress filed the petition on April 14, 2005 at the Los Angeles Superior Court, requesting spousal support.

A divorce records search revealed that it was the first marriage for both Payne, 46 and Oh, 36, who tied the knot on January 1, 2003, after three years of dating. They had no children. The two announced their plans to separate in March 2005, just fresh off making the rounds of awards circuits for their independent dama-comedy “Sideways.” One month after stating their mutual decision to remain friends despite the collapse of their marriage, Oh filed for divorce. It was further learned from the public divorce records that Oh asked the courts to block Payne from requesting anything from the actress.

While their divorce is final, the “Grey's Anatomy” doctor and her estranged husband, “Sideways” writer-director Payne, had still not completely resolved their financial differences, marriage divorce records indicated. As per court marriage divorce records papers, the two had yet to divide up profits from their Pretty Intelligent Girl Productions, plans from the Directors, Writers and Screen Actors Guilds, and financial packages from other joint ventures.

Court marriage divorce records revealed that Payne and Oh still needed to resolve several other money matters. According to related divorce records info, decisions had yet to be made regarding who got what when it came to retirement and pension funds. In late 2006, Oh's legal team filed a declaration explaining that she and Payne wanted the divorce decree released this year so they could file separate tax returns, related public divorce records showed.

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