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Noem filed for divorce from Bryon Noem in Hamlin County. A filing is not a decree.
On Monday, Sept. 28, 2026, Kristi Noem filed for divorce in Hamlin County, South Dakota, citing irreconcilable differences. TMZ and Daily Mail reported the filing Tuesday. A petition starts a civil case. It does not end the marriage until a court enters a judgment.
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A divorce petition is a civil filing. It is not a signed decree dividing property or ending the marriage. On Monday, Sept. 28, 2026, Kristi Noem filed for divorce from Bryon Noem in Hamlin County, South Dakota, citing irreconcilable differences, according to TMZ and Daily Mail. Reporting also said she left open the door to seek support. Until a court enters a judgment, the filing is process.
TMZ reported that the former South Dakota governor and former Homeland Security secretary filed in Hamlin County on Monday and that the couple married in 1992 and share three children and four grandchildren. Daily Mail and Dakota News Now also reported the irreconcilable-differences ground. Those are the public facts of the filing. They are not a final property or custody order.
Coverage tied the timing to earlier Daily Mail reporting about Bryon Noem and to public statements seeking privacy. Gossip and political speculation are publicity. They are not findings in the divorce file. A civil petition still has to be served, answered, and resolved by agreement or court order.
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