Patrick Dempsey Removes Wedding Ring, 2 Weeks After Wife Jill Files for Divorce—See the Photo

49-year-old Grey's Anatomy star had worn the band at least twice following the filing

By Corinne Heller Feb 06, 2015 8:03 PMTags
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And...the ring is off.

Patrick Dempsey has removed his wedding band, as seen in a photo of him walking in Beverly Hills, California, that was taken on Thursday, exactly two weeks after his second wife Jill Dempsey filed for divorce after more than 15 years of marriage.

The 49-year-old actor and Can't Buy Me Love alum, who currently plays Dr. Derek Shepherd, aka McDreamy, on the ABC show Grey's Anatomy, had previously been photographed wearing his ring in public at least twice since the filing, as recently as Sunday.

Jill filed divorce papers at a Los Angeles court on Jan. 23, citing irreconcilable differences. She is seeking joint legal and physical custody of their children, daughter Talula, who will turn 13 later this month, and twin sons Darby and Sullivan, who recently turned 8.

Jill and Patrick had said in a joint statement to E! News that the decision to divorce was made with "careful consideration and mutual respect" and that their primary concern remains the well-being of their children.

She has also requested to be awarded spousal support and notes that "there are community and quasi-community assets and obligations of all the parties, the exact nature and extent of which are unknown" to her at this time.

The family lives in a Malibu mansion, along with a slew of pets—three dogs, chickens, miniature donkeys, rabbits, goats, pigs, and a rescued African tortoise, according to Architectural Digest, which featured the family and their gorgeous home in a March 2014 photo spread.

The actor married Jill in July 1999, about five years after he and first wife, actress Rocky Parker, divorced following a nearly 7-year marriage. Jill did not list the date of their separation in the divorce documents.