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Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban finalise divorce: Couple’s eye-watering salaries revealed

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Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban have finalised their divorce, with new details being revealed in the settlement.

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Nicole, 58, filed for divorce on September 30 in Nashville, citing “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for the split.

Now, a settlement has been reached, and according to court documents obtained by PEOPLE, the couple have agreed to waive all child and spousal support rights.

In the agreement, believed to have been filed on January 6, Nicole and Keith cited their monthly incomes as exceeding $100,000 each, according to Page Six.

Their daughters, Sunday Rose, 17, and Faith Margaret, 15, will reportedly live with Nicole for 306 days of the year, and Keith “every other weekend”.

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Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban have finalised their divorce after 19 years of marriage. (Credit: Getty)

The couple will be required to “behave with each other” to provide a “loving, stable, consistent and nurturing” relationship for their children.

“They will not speak badly of each other or the members of the family of the other parent,” the agreement allegedly states. 

Both parents will share joint responsibility for major decisions in their daughters’ lives, it has been claimed.

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Their assets will be divided by mutual agreement, with each person retaining what is currently in their possession, while they are responsible for their own legal expenses.

It is believed that Nicole waived her right to appear in court, having just returned from her native Australia, where she spent Christmas with her two daughters.

Just hours before the divorce filing, New Idea exclusively revealed that Keith has been feeling “lost” without his family, having spent Christmas away from them.

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Their divorce was reportedly finalised on January 6, the day after Nicole’s return to the US from her native Australia. (Credit: Getty)

Faith also marked her 15th birthday while visiting Australia over Christmas, with a worried pal saying Keith’s absence was like a “gut punch” for the musician.

“Keith doesn’t know where home is anymore,” an insider told us.

“He’s focusing on work, and that keeps him in Nashville, but this is a guy born in New Zealand who grew up in Australia and raised a family in [the] USA – he’s totally lost without any navigational device.

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“Not being with Faith on her special day was heartbreaking for Keith. He’s not doing well, but he does have a revolving door of friends checking in on him, from Blake [Shelton] to Garth [Brooks].”

Keith has largely remained out of the spotlight in recent months and has not been pictured publicly with Nicole or their daughters since the separation.

Why did Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban split?

TMZ was the first outlet to report the news of Nicole and Keith’s split, with sources telling the publication that the pair had been living separately “since the beginning of summer.”

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According to the outlet, the Aussie actress did not want to split and tried to save their marriage.

One source said she was “holding the family together through this difficult time since Keith has been gone”.

“Keith has acquired his own residence in Nashville and has moved out of their family home,” another source said.

Page Six also cited a source saying that she felt “betrayed” by Keith’s decision, with another telling The Daily Mail that their clashing schedules led to a breakdown in intimacy.

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“Keith never sees Nicole; either she is filming, or he is on tour,” the source said.

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Their daughters, Sunday Rose and Faith Margaret, will spent 306 days of the year with Nicole under the divorce settlement. (Credit: Getty)

“There was a lot of love between the two … They [have] been together for decades, so there is a world in which they can reconcile, but the way their pairing is now, they are not a couple.

“The intimacy isn’t there; they are just going through the motions [of being married]. If this separation gets them back together, that would be amazing, but Keith had to call her out that he isn’t happy.

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“She was blindsided, but we shall see how things go during the holiday season and his upcoming birthday [next month]. They have some work to do.”

On September 29, another source told PEOPLE that she was devastated.

“Nicole’s sister [Antonia] has been a rock and the entire Kidman family has come together to support one another,” they said.

“She didn’t want this. She has been fighting to save the marriage.”

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The following day, the publication confirmed that Nicole had officially filed for divorce in Nashville, citing “irreconcilable differences”.

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The pair tied the knot in 2006. (Credit: Getty)

When did Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban get married?

Nicole and Keith tied the knot on June 25, 2006, at the Cardinal Cerretti Memorial Chapel in Sydney.

“I remember being in Sydney and driving down the street, and I was with my dad, who’s obviously not around now, and he was in the car with me… We were driving to the church, and there were so many people on the street, sort of celebrating us,” she exclusively told PEOPLE in honour of the publication’s 50th anniversary.

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“It was just one of the most emotional things in my life… It really was an extraordinary day.”

They welcomed their daughters, Sunday Rose in 2008, and Faith Margaret in 2010.

Before the news of their separation broke, there was speculation about their relationship, following the Moulin Rouge star’s submission of an application to seek residency in Portugal, which did not include Keith’s name on the paperwork.

A source with knowledge of the situation confirmed to E! News that Keith wasn’t on the official forms, but planned to join her.

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At the time, the source said he was not on the paperwork due to scheduling conflicts with his tour.

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Long-time friend of the couple Richard Wilkins, also spoke out about their split. (Credit: Getty)

What did their friend Richard Wilkins say?

After the initial split announcement was made, Richard Wilkins, who is friends with them both, shared his thoughts.

“I’ve known Keith and Nicole for 40 years,” he said on Channel Nine’s Today Extra with hosts David Campbell and Renee Bargh.

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“I was MCing at the G’day USA event where they met all those years ago and have become increasingly close to the couple in recent times.

“They’re both very treasured friends of mine, and I love them both very dearly. I have nothing to add to this story.”

“They’ve never commented on any of my circumstances over the years, and I’m not going to comment on theirs.”

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