The Heather Locklear and Richie Sambora Divorce

In April 2007, Melrose Place start Heather Locklear and Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora divorced in Los Angeles, California. A prenuptial agreement was enforced, and custody over their daughter, Ava Elizabeth, will come from a proposed judgment. Today, Richie Sambora is said to have a relationship with Locklear’s friend Denise Richards, and Heather Locklear is now with fellow Melrose Place actor Jack Wagner.


Heather Locklear and Richie Sambora seemed to have stood the test of time. They stayed strongly married for eleven years until “irreconcilable differences” drove their marriage to divorce. It was said that the couple’s marriage has been on rocky ground because they have not been spending enough time together, and have grown apart. Divorce records show that money is not the main focus of the divorce proceedings, but custody over their daughter Ava Elizabeth. 

Data About Heather Locklear and Richie Sambora from Divorce Records

Heather Locklear and Richie Sambora met in 1994, after being introduced by Locklear’s friend Lisa Christy. After seven months of dating, Sambora proposed to Locklear, and the two were married in Paris on December 17, 1994.

Before Sambora, Locklear has been married to Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee for eight years. Sambora’s first marriage was with Locklear.

The couple was able to successfully keep most of the details of their divorce under wraps, with both their agents being unreachable while the divorce was being finalized.

In terms of division of assets, a divorce records search will reveal that Locklear requested that their prenuptial agreement be enforced, leaving less of a battle in that department.

The couple vetoed two judges of the Los Angeles Superior Court, opting instead to discuss their divorce settlement with a private judge.

When she filed for divorce in February 2006, marriage divorce records show that Locklear requested for physical custody of their daughter, Ava Elizabeth, allowing Sambora visitation rights. Meanwhile, Sambora has requested for joint physical and legal custody of Ava, according to divorce records filed in March 2006.

It appears the fourteen long months of the divorce proceedings may be about custody rights over their daughter, but the couple marriage divorce records have been kept from the public eye.

Some sources say the divorce was due in part to the couple’s time, that they have been mostly separated with each other. A case in point would be when Sambora opted to take a break from the band to spend time on his marriage. The entire time, Locklear was then busy filming a television series and a movie, having less time to spend with her husband.

Even while the divorce was being finalized, both stars have had no problems moving on with their lives. Richie Sambora was rumored to have been dating Locklear’s best friend Denise Richards, while Heather Locklear went out with comedian David Spade and is now said to be with actor Paul Wagner.


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