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In the days before her death, Shannen Doherty had agreed to take care of one final matter regarding her previous marriage to Kurt Iswarienko.

According to court documents, the PEOPLE On Monday, July 15, the actress finalized her divorce from her ex-husband by signing a motion waiving spousal support on Friday, July 12. This agreement indicated an “uncontested or mutually agreed dissolution” of their marriage, suggesting that they had amicably concluded their divorce proceedings out of court.

The documents state: “The parties have entered into a written agreement regarding their property and rights in relation to marriage or civil partnership, including maintenance. The original of this agreement is before or has already been produced in court.” Iswarienko signed the document on Saturday, July 13, coincidentally the same day that Doherty passed away at the age of 53.

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Shannen Doherty attends the Farrah Fawcett Foundation’s Tex-Mex Fiesta at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on September 6, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California. New court documents reveal the last thing the actress …


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The Charmed The actress and Iswarienko were married since October 2011 until the star filed for divorce in April 2023 after 11 years of marriage. At the time, her rep said, “A divorce is the last thing Shannen wanted,” but explained that she felt she had no other choice. Before her death, the divorce proceedings had been contentious. Doherty claimed that her ex was “allowed to drag out our divorce in the hope that I would die before he had to pay me (spousal support).” However, Iswarienko’s lawyer denied this claim.

Doherty also shared her specific wishes for her funeral and the handling of her remains, expressing a desire for a sincere and loving funeral atmosphere. “I think there are a lot of people who would come that I don’t want there… they actually don’t like me enough to come to my funeral,” she explained. She preferred to avoid insincere attendees who might feel “pressured” to come. “I want my funeral to be like a love fest,” she explained. As for her remains, Doherty wished for them to be mixed with those of her dog and her father, John Thomas Doherty, and scattered in Malibu.