Joey Lawrence hence Samantha cope relationship was a multifaceted Journey full of a lot of pain Joey Lawrence is detailing his ongoing divorce from estranged wife Samantha cope saying their relationship was far from perfect I try to protect my children at all costs and what's happened lately is not okay Lawrence 48 said during a Friday August 30th episode of his Brotherly Love podcast this has been a multifaceted Journey these four and 5 years years actually there was a lot of pain in that Journey despite public perception and what it looks like on social the blossom Alum started dating cope 37 in 2021 one year after he split from high school sweetheart chondon Nelson Lawrence who shares two daughters with Yan Nelson and cope wed in 2022 and welcomed their daughter Dylan now 19 months in 2023 US Weekly confirmed earlier this month that cope filed for divorce from Lawrence requesting sole custody of Dylan in her Court filing cope claimed that she would approve of Lawrence staying with Dylan for a maximum of 2 days once the toddler turns three while Lawrence did not immediately address the divorce he was subsequently accused of having an affair with socked in for Christmas co-star Molina Alves both Lawrence and Alves 40 denied having a sexual relationship while working on the holiday film Lawrence who noted on Friday's podcast episode that he Prides himself on being a private person was especially troubled that his three daughters Charleston 18 Liberty 14 and Dylan would eventually be able to hear and read the false accusations it makes me very sad for my children and just for my children not for me he told Brothers Matthew and Andy Lawrence I've seen a lot of horrible things that have been said there always has to be a balance with these things and right now there's a large imbalance while Joey declined to speak poorly of anyone the former child actor wanted what's best for his daughters in a Thursday August 29th Instagram statement Laurence claimed that his marriage to cope broke down because she wouldn't accept Charleston and Liberty which she since denied I literally do everything for my family I always have and for my daughters especially Joey said it's the greatest honor that I have I've been doing this for 43 years Joey further stressed that as a hopeless romantic he craved a relationship but let certain differences slip through the cracks I love the idea of loving someone and I'm definitely a hopeless romantic I crave that I strive for that the Melissa and Joey actor noted unfortunately that opens my heart up to wanting to help and be there for people that I'm not capable of helping and I try to do my best but I fall short I should have never let my personal life these past for years become as public as they have been that's not who I am Dylan doesn't deserve that according to Joey he jumped into a relationship with cope quickly after his divorce from Yan Nelson I loved the ideas of relationships so much that even in a weakened State fell into a committed relationship but I wasn't ready for that he explained the ideologies there did not line up and therefore I gave away and compromised my own personal beliefs that I had lived by my whole life Joey said he feels that he was blessed with the pair's daughter in spite of all of that