Madonna and Ritchie Granted Divorce

Madonna and Guy Ritchie's divorce has been finalized following a hearing in London on Friday.

The British filmmaker and the Material Girl, who announced their separation last month, were granted a decree nisi by a judge at the clinical Principal Registry of the Family Division of the High Court in High Holburn, London.

The couple will reportedly share joint custody of their sons, Rocco, 8, and David, 3, who they adopted from Malawi in 2006. The boys will split their time between Madonna in the U.S. and Ritchie in the U.K.

Madonna's daughter Lourdes, 12, will live with her mother, because she is the singer's daughter from a previous relationship with Carlos Leon.

Madonna and Ritchie wed at Skibo Castle in the Highlands of Scotland in 2000. The marriage will be officially dissolved in six weeks time when they will be granted a decree absolute.

Madonna’s divorce goes through in minutes (Video)

London The nearly eight-year marriage of Madonna and Guy Ritchie was ended in minutes yesterday in a London court.

What began with a wedding at Skibo Castle in the Highlands came to an abrupt end in a “quickie divorce” at the Principal Registry of the Family Division in High Holburn, London. The case - Ciccone M. L. v Ritchie G. S. – was listed with 16 others before District Judge Caroline Reid “for pronouncement of decree or order under the special procedure rule”. The couple did not attend. In a sworn statement, Madonna petitioned for divorce on the ground of Ritchie’s unreasonable behaviour, which she said was “continuing”.

In another document released by the court, Senior District Judge Philip Waller, who gave the go-ahead for the divorce, said he was satisfied that the court need not exercise its powers under the Children Act nor give any directions under the Matrimonial Causes Act. This would indicate that the couple reached a settlement over assets and the children before the divorce. It is understood that they agreed not to demand a financial settlement from each other and to share custody of their boys, Rocco, 8, and the adopted David Banda, 3.

Madonna & Guy Granted Preliminary Divorce

Just one month after announcing their split, Madonna and Guy Ritchie were granted a preliminary "quickie divorce" Friday in the High Court of London.

According to a document released by the court, 50-year-old Madonna – the petitioner – said in a sworn statement that she is divorcing Ritchie for his "unreasonable behavior."

In a court proceeding that took all of one minute, the judge issued a decree nisi – the first step in the U.K.'s two-stage divorce process – to "Ciccone ML" and "Ritchie GS" and 16 other (non-celebrity) couples.

Neither Madonna or her director ex attended the hearing. In fact, even their attorneys skipped the courtroom.

It's known as "quickie divorce" because if there are no disputes in the next six weeks and one day, the couple's split will become decree absolute.

Guy Speaks Out

Ritchie, 40, who has been working in London on the set of his new movie Sherlock Holmes, seemed relieved by the speedy resolution.

He reportedly told the Daily Mirror late on Thursday, "It was never about money – never about her bloody art collection. I just wanted to settle it and move on."

He added to the paper, "I didn't raise any objections at any stage until she insisted the children lived permanently in New York." (According to British press reports, the settlement calls for sons Rocco, 8, and David, 3, to split time between the U.S. and London. Madonna's 12-year-old daughter Lourdes – whose father is the New York-based Carlos Leon – will live with her mother.)

Madonna’s Sex Schedule !!!

Many have speculated that Guy Ritchie’s jealousy over wife Madonna’s relationship with baseball player Alex Rodriguez was the last straw in their breakup. Now a U.K. tabloid is saying the real problem was that Madonna put sex with Guy second to Pilates and pumping iron.

According to a report in London’s Daily Mail, Ritchie says the marriage disintegrated when Madonna started planning their sex life around her daily 3 to 4 hour gym sessions.

Richie reportedly complained to his lawyers that the couple’s bedroom time was meticulously planned by Madge for weeks in advance, which reportedly killed the thrill for him.

I feel Guy’s pain. Being penciled in for sex isn’t the kind of thing that really puts the lead in a guy’s pencil, ya know?