READ MORE: <\/strong> Celebrity splits – four key reasons A-list relationships don’t last<\/strong><\/p>\n While they noted he is \u201cokay\u201d with the children being raised in both countries, the representatives brutally declared Sophie has only turned to the courts \u201cto move the divorce proceedings to the UK and to remove the children from the U.S. permanently.\u201d<\/p>\n The court documents claim Joe\u2019s attorney declared on Tuesday he would \u201cnot return the passports\u201d, did \u201cnot consent for the children to return home to England\u201d and as a result, the Game of Thrones star took to the courts in both the US and England.<\/p>\n Joe\u2019s representative in their own statement claimed if the singer obliged Sophie\u2019s requests he would be \u201cin violation\u201d of a Florida Court order made by the court handling their divorce, which restricted both parents from relocating their children.<\/p>\n They also condemned the use of the word \u201cabduction\u201d saying it was \u201cmisleading at best\u201d and insisting: \u201cThe children were not abducted.\u201d<\/p>\n Don’t miss… <\/strong> The court documents noted the children are \u201ccurrently temporarily physically located\u201d with Sophie in New York.<\/p>\n Sophie\u2019s court filings noted she and Joe had an \u201cargument\u201d on August 15, the Disney star\u2019s birthday, and pointed out he filed for divorce just over two weeks later.<\/p>\n Further revealing how sudden their split had been, the documents revealed Sophie and Joe\u2019s UK home is only set to be completed in December and both Hollywood stars \u201clooked forward\u201d to spending Christmas in their new home.<\/p>\n While Joe\u2019s response didn\u2019t directly address how sudden their split was, it did not that there had been \u201cmultiple conversations\u201d between the pair before Joe filed the divorce documents.<\/p>\n One simple yet striking sentence in the documents declares four days after Joe filed for divorce, Sophie \u201cfound out through the media\u201d.<\/p>\n Sophie\u2019s court documents claim Joe\u2019s divorce filings \u201cincorrectly claim\u201d their daughters \u201cresided in Florida\u201d.<\/p>\n Joe\u2019s response claimed the children had been with him in the US, as part of their agreement prior to their split, for the past three months and that his main concern is simply the \u201cwell-being\u201d of the children.<\/p>\n The documents reveal the pair \u201cmet to discuss their separation\u201d on Sunday in New York, where Sophie \u201creiterated\u201d the reportedly agreed-upon plans for the children to return to England with her but Joe continued to refuse to hand over their passports.<\/p>\n However, Joe\u2019s representatives claimed he left the meeting with the impression they \u201cwould work together towards an amicable co-parenting setup\u201d.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/79\/590x\/secondary\/Joe-Jonas-and-Sophie-Turner-4972699.jpg?r=1695379136228\")
<\/p>\nJoe is withholding the children’s passports<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nThey broke up \u201cvery suddenly\u201d after an argument on his birthday<\/h3>\n
Sophie found out about the divorce through the media<\/h3>\n
Joe made \u201cincorrect\u201d claims in the divorce filings<\/h3>\n
Joe and Sophie met up over the weekend<\/h3>\n