Ex-Husband Contests Doherty Divorce Settlement Post-Death

Kurt Iswarienko, the ex-husband of the late actress Shannen Doherty, has filed a legal challenge in Los Angeles Superior Court contesting the court's jurisdiction over their 2024 divorce settlement, two years after Doherty's death from breast cancer. The filing, submitted last week, argues that Doherty's passing on July 13, 2024, should have terminated the case before a judge approved the agreement two days later, rendering enforcement efforts by her estate invalid.

Doherty, known for her roles in "Beverly Hills, 90210" and "Charmed," signed the settlement on July 12, 2024, one day before her death at age 53. Iswarienko signed it the following day. The agreement outlined the division of assets from their marriage, which began in October 2011 and ended amid Doherty's prolonged health struggles. In court documents, Iswarienko's attorney maintains that neither the estate's attorneys nor Christopher Cortazzo, trustee of the Shannen Doherty Family Trust, have standing to pursue claims against him, as the matter belongs outside the family court's purview.

The dispute escalated in November 2024 when Cortazzo and Doherty's legal team petitioned to enforce the settlement, accusing...