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Ashley Biden Files for Divorce: What To Know
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Ashley Biden, the daughter of former President Joe Biden, has filed for divorce from her husband of 13 years.
Representatives for Joe Biden's youngest daughter confirmed that she had filed for divorce from Dr. Howard Krein on Monday in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Newsweek has reached out to Ashley Biden for comment.
Why It Matters
Ashley Biden, a social worker and activist, generally maintained a low public profile throughout her father's political career and has been private about her personal life.
Ashley Biden, the daughter of former President Joe Biden, leaves the J. Caleb Boggs Federal Building on June 10, 2024, in Wilmington, Delaware.
Ashley Biden, the daughter of former President Joe Biden, leaves the J. Caleb Boggs Federal Building on June 10, 2024, in Wilmington, To Know
Divorce complaints in Philadelphia are not publicly accessible, so the details of their separation remain private.
Neither have made public statements about their separation, but Ashley Biden shared a series of veiled Instagram stories that appeared to address the news.
The now-expired posts included one of her walking through a park with a thumbs up with the song "Freedom" by Beyoncé playing.
She also posted a quote stating: "New life, new beginnings means new boundaries. New ways of being that won't look or sound like they did before," accompanied by the song "Freedom Time" by Lauryn Hill.
The couple resided in Philadelphia and had no children.
The 44-year-old married the plastic surgeon and otolaryngologist Krein in 2012 after two years of dating.
The couple met through Ashley Biden's older brother Beau, who passed away from glioblastoma, a form of brain cancer, in 2015.
At the time of their marriage, the then-vice president praised their union, telling People magazine: "This is the right guy. And he's getting a helluva woman."
Ashley Biden is an activist and social worker who spent 15 years working at the Delaware Department of Services for Children, Youth, and Their Families, and served as executive director of the Delaware Center for Justice from 2014 to 2019.
Krein works as a professor at Thomas Jefferson University, serves as the senior director of health policy and innovation at the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson, and is the Chief Medical Officer at StartUp Health.
What People Are Saying
Ashley Biden said about her wedding while introducing her father at the 2024 Democratic National Convention: "I had my wedding reception in my parents' backyard. At the time, my dad was vice president, but he was also that dad who literally set up the entire reception. He was riding around in his John Deere 4-wheeler, fixing the place settings, arranging the plants, and by the way, he was very emotional."
What Happens Next
Given her previous private approach to her personal life, it is likely Ashley Biden will not comment publicly about the end of her marriage.
