Ashley Biden, daughter of former President Joe Biden, has filed for divorce from her husband of 13 years, Dr. Howard Krein, according to court documents filed in Philadelphia.

The 44-year-old submitted the petition to Philadelphia’s Court of Common Pleas on Monday. The couple married in June 2012 in Greenville, Delaware, after being introduced by Biden’s late brother Beau in 2010.

Divorce records in the jurisdiction remain sealed, keeping the specific reasons for the separation private. Dr. Krein is a plastic surgeon who operates a private medical practice.

Public Life and Recent Activities

Ashley Biden discussed her marriage publicly at the 2024 Democratic National Convention while introducing her father. “At the time, my dad was vice president, but he was also that dad who literally set up the entire reception,” she said, describing how then-Vice President Joe Biden organized their wedding reception.

The couple maintained a relatively low public profile during their 13-year marriage. Ashley has focused on work in social advocacy and nonprofit leadership.

On the day she filed the divorce petition, Biden posted to Instagram a photograph of herself in a park with a thumbs up gesture, set to Beyoncé’s song “Freedom.” She captioned the image with a message about change: “New life, new beginnings, means new boundaries. New ways of being that won’t look or sound like they did before.”

Biden did not directly address the divorce announcement on social media. The post appeared to signal personal shifts in her life.