Alan Ritchson has announced that he and wife of 20 years, Catherine, have decided to separate.The muscular 43-year-old Reacher actor and his 42-year-old wife – who have been in each other’s lives for 27 years – took to his Instagram on Saturday to announce the sad news via a collaborative post. However, the Daily Mail can reveal that Alan had actually filed for divorce from Catherine in December 2025 before reconciling in March of this year.Legal documents show that Alan had made the legal filing on December 1, 2025 and listed the reason for celeb-favorite ‘irreconcilable differences.’However, the two reconciled just three months later on March 4, 2026. The timing is interesting as Alan famously got into a physical altercation with his Brentwood, Tennessee neighbor on March 18.Alan and Catherine, 42, share three sons together: 13-year-old Calem, 12-year-old Edan, and 10-year-old son Amory Tristan. Alan Ritchson has announced that he and wife of 27 years, Catherine, have decided to separate (they are pictured together in New York back in February 2024) Ritchson is seen in his Amazon Prime series ReacherThe couple have been in each other’s lives for nearly three decades as they were high school sweethearts.They began dating after meeting in a ballet class in Florida as Alan was 17-years-old and Catherine was 16-years-old.Alan and Catherine got engaged in 2005 and married a year later in 2006. The Instagram post read: ‘After twenty years together, Cat and I have decided to end our marriage and continue alongside one another in a different way. ‘We grew up together. We built a life and a family together. And we are raising three incredible boys who will always be the center of our world. Nothing can diminish what these years have meant to us – or the love and respect we will always share.’ The estranged couple concluded by declaring their devotion to raising their children together as they asked for personal privacy.They wrote: ‘The best gift we can give one another – and our boys – right now is friendship, grace, and a commitment to become the strongest co-parents we can be. We also want to give each other room to grow into the people we are becoming. ‘Change is hard enough without the whole world weighing in. We hope, especially for the sake of our boys, that you will allow our family to move through this chapter with privacy and compassion. Alan and Catherine, 42, share three sons together: 13-year-old Calem, 12-year-old Edan and 10-year-old son Amory Tristan (the family are pictured together in New York in July) Thee Daily Mail can reveal that Alan had actually filed for divorce from Catherine in December 2025 before reconciling in March of this year (they are seen in May 2023) The muscular 43-year-old Reacher actor and his 42-year-old wife took to his Instagram on Saturday to announce the sad news via a collaborative post The estranged couple concluded by declaring their devotion to raising their children together as they asked for personal privacy Join the discussionHow do you think long-term couples should handle public breakups for the sake of their children?What’s your view?’Thank you for supporting us as we continue making the health and happiness of our family our priority. – Cat and Alan’ Catherine previously talked about meeting Alan for the first time as teenagers in that aforementioned dance class.She said during an appearance on The Road to Wisdom podcast in 2023: ‘I’ll never forget seeing him for the first time in the [dance] studio. I turned to my friend Miriam and I said, “Who is that?”‘He, at some point, came up to me and we just got chatting.’ Alan and Catherine got engaged in 2005 and married a year later in 2006 (the two are pictured together in LA back in December 2023)Alan and Catherine’s most recent reconciliation in March came days before the action man got into a heated altercation with a neighbor. The clash erupted in Brentwood, Tennessee, on March 22, with disturbing footage captured by the actor’s camera appearing to show Alan pummeling Ronnie Taylor after a dispute over his roaring motorcycle. Taylor allegedly stepped in front of Alan’s bike to stop him from speeding through the neighborhood – sparking the brutal fight.The Brentwood Police Department ultimately concluded that Alan acted in self-defense, closing the case without pressing charges. In March, Alan famously clash with his neighbor Ronnie Taylor in Brentwood, Tennessee with disturbing footage captured by the actor’s camera appearing to show the actor pummeling his neighbor after a dispute over his roaring motorcycle Days after the physical altercation, Catherine revealed that she spent her 42nd birthday solo and off-the-grid and joked about the headlines her husband made at the timeDays after the physical altercation, Catherine revealed that she spent her 42nd birthday solo and off-the-grid and joked about the headlines her husband made at the time. She shared a snap of herself smiling behind her birthday cake with the caption: ‘I spent my birthday attending a week long retreat which included an off-grid digital detox. Did I miss anything?’Her husband was in the comment section as he jokingly referred to his violent altercation writing: ‘Who’s gonna tell her..?’Alan has starred on all four seasons of Amazon Prime series Reacher as a fifth season has also been announced.