Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas had four days of “productive mediation” last week and are close to reaching a settlement in their custody battle, their lawyers wrote in a letter to a judge Tuesday.
The estranged celebrity couple asked a Manhattan federal court judge to put the case on hold and cancel the January 2 trial date set during the trial a week ago – where Turner, 27, called and Jonas, 34, was absent.
“Due to the progress made in mediation, the parties believe that an amicable resolution of all issues between them is forthcoming,” lawyers for both sides wrote in a letter to the court.
The “Game of Thrones” actress on Sept. 21 filed an emergency lawsuit against rockers the Jonas Brothers, asking that their two daughters Willa, 3, and Delphine, 1, be returned to their “forever home” in England.
The couple attended mediation in the Big Apple from October 4 to October 7, after agreeing to keep their girl in New York while the case played out.
Turner and Jonas also reached a temporary custody schedule over the new year – which would allow both parties to travel with the children either in the US or in the UK.
Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas are close to settling their custody case after mediation last week.Robert O’ Neil / SplashNews.com
Each parent will have the children — accompanied by a nanny — for about 20 days before handing the girl over to the other, court papers show.
Turner began rotating with the girls from October 9 to October 21, when she had to bring them back to New York to be taken over by Jonas.
At last week’s hearing, Stephen Cullen, a lawyer for the “The Dark Phoenix” actor, said that both Turner and Jonas had “viewed their children in a very uncontrolled way.”
Jonas filed for divorce in early September and then Turner filed suit to be able to bring their two girls to England.GC Images
Jonas filed for divorce in a Florida court on September 5.
The couple have a hearing on December 14 in the divorce case – at which they will both be required to appear in person.
It is unclear whether the upcoming settlement in Turner’s Manhattan lawsuit will include a divorce case or simply a custody case.
Turner, in her suit, claims she and Jonas are set to move to their stunning Wallingford, Oxford estate by December, making the UK their daughter’s base.
But Jonas suddenly filed for divorce and allegedly tried to stop the girls from moving to the UK – including by withholding their passports from Turner, the suit alleges.
Attorneys for both sides did not return requests for comment Tuesday.
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