Ashley Biden, the daughter of former President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden, filed for divorce from her husband Dr. Howard Krein on Monday, Aug. 11, according to court records.
Ashley Biden, 44, married the 58-year-old plastic surgeon and otolaryngologist (commonly known as an ear, nose, throat doctor) in June 2012. The couple were introduced to each other in 2010 by her late brother Beau Biden, who died of brain cancer in 2015, as reported by People.
The filing in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas does not include details of the complaint, as divorce proceedings aren’t public information in Philadelphia.
Ashley Biden posted to her Instagram story on Monday, showing her giving the thumbs up while strolling through the park with Beyoncé’s “Freedom” playing in the background, reported the Philadelphia Inquirer. She likewise shared a post reading, “New life, new beginnings,means new boundaries. New ways of being that won’t look or sound like they did before,” set to “Freedom Time” by Lauryn Hill.
USA TODAY has reached out to representatives for Ashley Biden and Krein for comment.
Who is Ashley Biden?
Ashley Biden is the daughter of Joe and Jill Biden. She is the half-sister of Beau Biden, Hunter Biden, and Naomi Christina Biden, the children of Joe Biden and his late wife, Neilia Hunter Biden.
She is a social worker and activist who has largely stayed out of the public eye. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Tulane University and a Master’s of Social Work from the University of Pennsylvania. Ashley Biden worked in the education office for the Delaware Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families, where she developed programs for children in the juvenile justice and foster care systems.
Later, she served as the executive director at the Delaware Center for Justice, which advocates for criminal justice reforms and offers programs for those impacted by the criminal justice system. In 2019, she stepped down from the Delaware Center for Justice to work on her father’s 2020 presidential campaign.
Contributing: Margie Cullen, USA TODAY NETWORK
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