Joshua Jackson and Jodie Turner-Smith finalize divorce; clash over daughter's schooling
Joshua Jackson and Jodie Turner-Smith have formally resolved their divorce — yet one key source of disagreement persists: where their 4-year-old daughter, Juno, will attend school.
According to legal documents obtained by an online portal, the Dawson's Creek alum, 46, and the Queen & Slim actress, 38, have agreed to the core terms of their split. The couple will share 50/50 custody of their daughter, use a mediator to coordinate the custody schedule, and Joshua Jackson will pay $2,787 per month in child support. No monthly spousal support will be issued; instead, a lump sum settlement has been arranged.
Yet, the matter of Juno's education remains to cause contention. Turner-Smith asserts that even after a court-approved agreement that gives her sole authority to make decisions regarding their daughter's education, Jackson is opposing that decision.
Turner-Smith says she and the exes reached an agreement after an all-day May 2024 mediation before a judge. They settled temporary custody arrangements for Juno during the 2024–2025 school year.
The resulting agreement granted Turner-Smith the right legally to select the school Juno would attend that was in what was found to be her best interest.
As such, I have the unequivocal right to make the school choice in Juno's best interest, and Josh is refusing to comply with the stipulations of the Stipulation and Order and is depriving me of the right to choose the school," Turner-Smith said.
She also elaborated that she selected a school that provides "a stable and diverse environment" where she thinks Juno will "thrive both academically and personally."
She informed Jackson of her decision to enroll their daughter in April already, even before the child was formally accepted.
In spite of numerous attempts to work together with Jackson and a joint consultation with an education specialist, Turner-Smith asserts Jackson informed her he "never intended to honor" the school-choice order. In accordance with her affidavit, his attorneys subsequently objected to Juno's enrollment on grounds of logistical issues, such as drive time to and from school.
Representatives for both Jackson and Turner-Smith have not made any public statements regarding the most recent developments up to this point.
Although their divorce has been made legal, it's evident that co-parenting choices — particularly those as profound as schooling — remain a work in progress between the former pair.
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