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Jelly Roll and Bunnie XO Finalize Divorce While Planning Shared Parenthood
7/22/2026, 5:59:00 AM
Core Event: Divorce Finalized and Reproductive Plans
The couple’s marriage ended on July 17 after ten years, with the court filing listing a separation date of May 9 and a divorce petition filed on May 18. Despite the dissolution, both parties disclosed that they still intend to have children together. Their plan, outlined in the marital-dissolution agreement, involves in-vitro fertilization using Bunnie’s eggs and Jelly Roll’s sperm, with the goal of conceiving twins. The agreement also records that each side “waived legal counsel” on reproductive advice, as well as on tax, real-estate and Social-Security matters.
Background & Context
Jelly Roll (born Jason DeFord) and Bunnie XO (Alisa DeFord) wed in August 2016 in Las Vegas. During their marriage they pursued IVF multiple times, losing four embryos—a loss Bunnie described as “emotionally, spiritually, physically” devastating. In her memoir *Stripped Down* she noted that the fertility journey began on Oct. 31 2019. Both have spoken publicly about a “trauma-bond” that keeps them connected to the shared goal of parenthood.
Data & Statistics
- Ages at divorce: Jelly 41; Bunnie 46.
- Jelly Roll’s existing children: daughter Bailee, 18, and son Noah, 9 (Bunnie is step-mother).
- Asset division includes homes, cars, an aircraft, and intellectual-property rights; Jelly Roll also made a confidential lump-sum payment to Bunnie, eliminating any alimony claim.
- IVF plan: use of Bunnie’s eggs with Jelly Roll’s sperm, targeting twins.
Official Statements & Responses
Court documents state that each party’s attorney “separately advised” them about the legal and technological complexities of having children together while the marriage was dissolving, warning of potential “consequences” under evolving case law. Bunnie has reiterated on her podcast that the couple remains committed to raising any future children “in love” and providing them “everything we were never given.”
Verbatim Quotes
- “We’re going to raise these babies in love and give them everything we were never given,” — Bunnie
- “When Jay and I first got together, we were two kids who literally had nothing,” — Bunnie
