Ashley Biden, daughter of former President Joe Biden, has filed for divorce from her husband of 13 years, Dr. Howard Krein, according to court records filed Monday in Philadelphia.
The 44-year-old submitted the filing in Philadelphia’s Court of Common Pleas, though the specific reasons for the separation remain undisclosed. Divorce records in the jurisdiction are kept private.
Biden and Krein married in Greenville, Delaware, in June 2012 after being introduced by her late brother, Beau Biden. Ashley previously discussed the wedding during a 2020 Democratic National Convention speech, recalling her father’s involvement in the ceremony details.
Public Acknowledgment
On the day the filing was submitted, Biden posted to Instagram featuring a photo of herself in a park with a thumbs-up gesture, accompanied by Beyoncé’s “Freedom.” The post included text about personal transition: “New life, new beginnings, means new boundaries. New ways of being that won’t look or sound like they did before.”
During her 2020 convention speech, Ashley described her father’s hands-on approach to wedding preparations. “He was riding around in his John Deere 4-wheeler, fixing the place settings, arranging the plants, and he was very emotional,” she told the audience.
Related Developments
Separately, former President Biden faces ongoing questions regarding his use of an autopen for official documents. House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer raised concerns that the device’s frequent use could affect the legality of pardons and executive orders from Biden’s final months in office.
Legal experts, including former Harvard Law professor Alan Dershowitz, questioned whether autopen signatures meet constitutional requirements for official acts. Dershowitz noted that the Constitution specifies bills must be “signed” by the president, raising questions about whether the method fulfills that standard.
Biden told The New York Times that he personally approved every pardon issued, though aides confirmed he did not individually authorize each name in categorical pardons.