Ben Folds Divorces Fifth Spouse Emma Sandall

Ben Folds and Emma Sandall have finalized their divorce.

In keeping with court docket paperwork obtained by PEOPLE, Folds, 57, filed for divorce from Sandall in December 2023, citing irreconcilable variations.

The previous couple’s six-year marriage started with a ceremony in Hawaii on January 20, 2017. Folds listed their date of separation as Nov. 20, 2023. PEOPLE has reached out to Folds’ representatives for remark.

The court docket paperwork present that the divorce was finalized on Feb. 27, 2024, with Folds being ordered to pay Sandall $475,000 for any curiosity she has of their Nashville residence.

The paperwork state, “Instantly upon receipt of stated funds from husband, spouse shall take the mandatory steps to execute a quitclaim deed relinquishing all proper, title, and curiosity to the marital residence to husband.”

Folds has been ordered to pay Sandall $650,000 in month-to-month funds of $27,083.33 over 24 months, and her automotive insurance coverage for 12 months.

The musician will even pay Sandall $50,000 for furnishings, signal over the title to a 2016 Honda CR-V that was initially beneath his identify, and provides her $210,000 AUD from a Nationwide Australian Checking account. Sandall was Folds’s fifth spouse.

The Ben Folds 5 frontman detailed his prior marriages in an article for The Sydney Herald in September 2012.

His first marriage was along with his “oldest pal,” Anna Goodman, whom he described as his inspiration to play music.

“Anna and I felt strain to do one thing with our lives. Getting married was the factor you needed to do. My mum was barely 20 when she had me – nevertheless it’s what you probably did,” Folds wrote. The 2 had been married from 1987 to 1992.

“We had totally different concepts on tips on how to reside as a pair and be engaged in our work. Nobody ever defined these variations and tips on how to strike a steadiness. Once we cut up, each of us discovered much more success in our lives,” continued Folds.

The artist stated he was a “hopeless romantic” when discussing his second marriage to Kate Rosen in 1996. He married Frally Hynes in 1999, with whom he had twins Gracie and Louie.

“I lived in Adelaide throughout that point and would journey to the US to play gigs to earn cash for the household. It was a heavy load, however we had been blessed due to the twins,” recalled Folds.

“I had simply made my first solo album and was flying backwards and forwards from the US. I would be up all evening burping one child whereas the opposite was simply waking,” he continued. “I used to be continually drained. I minimize the whole lot out of my schedule I may. I learnt you’ll be able to’t make everybody blissful on a regular basis.”

The 2 divorced in 2006, and Folds married Fleur Stanbrook a yr later. They had been collectively from 2007 to 2011.

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“I all the time jumped into conditions too shortly, pondering that was the appropriate factor. I am reckless, which has helped in my music, however taking dangers in my personal life hasn’t measured up,” wrote Folds on the finish of his article.