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

The 44-year-old filed paperwork in Philadelphia’s Court of Common Pleas on Monday. Divorce records are not made public in the jurisdiction, so details about the separation remain undisclosed.

On the same day she filed, Biden posted to Instagram a photo of herself in a park with a thumbs-up gesture, set to Beyoncé’s song “Freedom.” She also shared a caption stating, “New life, new beginnings, means new boundaries. New ways of being that won’t look or sound like they did before.”

Their Marriage and Public Life

Biden and Krein, a plastic surgeon, married in June 2012 in Greenville, Delaware, after being introduced by her late brother Beau Biden two years prior. The wedding took place while her father served as vice president.

During the 2024 Democratic National Convention, Ashley publicly discussed the wedding, saying her father was deeply involved in the preparations. “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,” she told the crowd.

What Comes Next

Pennsylvania law does not make divorce filings public, meaning specifics about the separation will not be disclosed to the public. No statement has been released by either Ashley Biden or Dr. Krein regarding the filing.