Ben Folds is moving on from his fifth marriage with Emma Sandell, filing for divorce back in December.
The 57-year-old singer and his wife tied the knot January 20, 2017 in Hawaii, though People reports he filed for divorce in December 2023, via People.
Court documents list the date of separation as November 20, 2023, with the divorce finalized on February 27, 2024.
Folds was ordered to pay Sandell $475,000 for any interest she has in the Nashville home that they shared while they were together.
‘Immediately upon receipt of said funds from husband, wife shall take the necessary steps to execute a quitclaim deed relinquishing all right, title, and interest to the marital home to husband,’ the documents read.
Ben Folds is moving on from his fifth marriage with Emma Sandell, filing for divorce back in December
Folds was ordered to pay Sandell $475,000 for any interest she has in the Nashville home that they shared while they were together
The singer was also ordered to pay Sandall $650,000 in monthly payments of $27,083.33 over 24 months, plus her car insurance for another 12 months.
The musician will also pay Sandall, ‘$50,000 for furniture, sign over the title to a 2016 Honda CR-V that was initially under his name, and give her $210,000 AUD from a National Australian Bank account,’ according to the report.
Folds had previously been married four other times, first to songwriter and childhood best friend Anna Goodman from 1987 to 1992, revealing why they tied the knot in a 2012 piece in the Sydney Morning Herald.
‘Anna and I felt pressure to do something with our lives. Getting married was the thing you had to do. My mum was barely 20 when she had me – but it’s what you did,’ he wrote.
He added, ‘We had different ideas on how to live as a couple and be engaged in our work. No one ever explained those differences and how to strike a balance.’
‘When we split, both of us found a lot more success in our lives. She is a dear close friend and always will be. Some of the songs on my band Ben Folds Five’s first two albums are collaborations with Anna,’ he added.
After Ben Folds Five took off in the 1990s, he married Kate Rosen briefly in 1996, which he attributed to being a, ‘hopeless romantic’ despite being constantly on tour.
He settled down with his third wife Frally Hynes in 1999, the year they welcomed twins Gracie and Louie, 24.
‘I lived in Adelaide during that time and would travel to the US to play gigs to earn money for the family. It was a heavy load, but we were blessed because of the twins,’ Folds wrote in the 2012 piece.
The singer was also ordered to pay Sandall $650,000 in monthly payments of $27,083.33 over 24 months, plus her car insurance for another 12 months.
The musician will also pay Sandall, ‘$50,000 for furniture, sign over the title to a 2016 Honda CR-V that was initially under his name, and give her $210,000 AUD from a National Australian Bank account,’ according to the report
Earlier this month, Folds launched his 2024 Paper Airplanes Tour, where fans can write their song requests on paper airplanes and launch them towards the stage
They ultimately moved to Nashville where they raised the twins, though they split in 2007.
His fourth wife was Fleur Stanbrook, who he tied the knot with in 2007, though they split in 2011.
‘I always jumped into situations too quickly, thinking that was the right thing. I’m reckless, which has helped in my music, but taking risks in my private life hasn’t measured up,’ Folds admitted.
Earlier this month, Folds launched his 2024 Paper Airplanes Tour, where fans can write their song requests on paper airplanes and launch them towards the stage.
