TMZ Obtains Houston/Brown Separation Docs

TMZ has obtained the court documents filed by Whitney Houston seeking a legal separation from her husband of 14 years Bobby Brown.
Bobby Brown and Whitney Houston

The documents were filed Friday September 8 in Orange County Superior Court. Houston's rep confirmed to TMZ that the Grammy award-winning singer will officially file for divorce next month. The documents do not reveal Whitney's intentions with respect to custody of the couple's daughter Bobbi Kristina.

Houston has high-powered celebrity divorce attorney Stephen Kolodny to represent her. Kolodny has been involved in epic divorce battles, though it is unclear how that bodes for Whitney and Bobby.



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16. I AM SO GLAD THAT WHITNEY IS FINALLY GOING TO GET OUT OF THAT UNHEALTHY MARRIAGE. I JUST HOPE THAT SHE DON'T CHANGE HER MIND AND TAKE HIM BACK. I'M SURE PART OF HER DECISION TO FILE FOR A DIVORCE IS THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT KEPT TELLING HER HOW SELF DESCTRUCTIVE SHE HAD BECOME AND HOW BOBBY WAS A BAD INFLUENCE IN HER LIFE.WHITNEY HAS TWO SIDES TO HER. SHE HAS A WILD SIDE AND SHE HAS A BEAUTIFUL AND SPIRITUAL SIDE. BOBBY HELPED BRING OUT THE WILD SIDE IN WHITNEY. I HOPE THAT THE DIVORCE IS CIVIL AND THEY DO WHATEVER IS BEST FOR BOBBI CHRISTINA. AND THEN MAYBE, JUST MAYBE, WHITNEY WILL STOP THE SELF DESTRUCTION AND CLEAN UP HER ACT AND GET BACK IN THE STUDIO AND COME BACK TO THE WHITNEY THAT THE WORLD KNOWS AND LOVES. IT COULD HAPPEN, BECAUSE SHE HAS ALREADY MADE THE FIRST STEP BY FILING FOR DIVORCE. WE NEED HER BACK WHILE SHE'S STILL FAIRLY YOUNG, BECAUSE SHE HAS SO MUCH TO GIVE AND A GIFTED AND TALENTED PERSON LIKE THAT IS A TERRIBLE THING TO WASTE.

Posted at 2:05AM on Sep 14th 2006 by Tommie

17. maybe now she will make a comeback...this world needs her to make a comeback.

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Posted at 2:03AM on Sep 14th 2006 by dan

18. FINALLY.

It's about time. Whitney, you are still young and it's not too late to get back to who you are.

Thoughts and prayers go out to you as you make this transition.

Juanita

Posted at 2:15AM on Sep 14th 2006 by juanita

19. Whitney should have stayed with that woman ROBIN she would not be in the shape she is in now.shame,shame,shame trying to prove something to people YOUR GAY YOUR GAY ...........................................HELLO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!





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Posted at 5:37AM on Sep 14th 2006 by dump

20. maybe whitney will start to look better now. So far from the pictures I've seen of her she looks o.k.

Posted at 7:21AM on Sep 14th 2006 by shelita albury

21. About time....They both are really screwed up people...I hope they get help....

Posted at 8:41AM on Sep 14th 2006 by b

22. LORNA post some pic of your kids lets see them...You should be ashamed talking about a child like that....Everybody can't have pretty kids....What a boring world that would be...I look forward to seeing your kids.........

Posted at 8:41AM on Sep 14th 2006 by b

23. Well it's about time she woke up this is a very hard thing to go thru I use to watch there show and I would get so pissed off by Bobby stupidness and how he would want to buy this or that and how dirty he looked geshh take a bath already but I know that won't even help him ok enough I'am so happy for her Whitney she is far better off with OUT that LOZER I can't wait for her to get back on top of the charts and give us something to dance to just love her one of a kind voice BEST OF LUCK TO HER AND THE RUGG RATTS hang in there it only gets better

Posted at 12:45PM on Sep 14th 2006 by sue

24. To Mr. and Mrs. Brown and Family, May you congratulate yourselfs for having the courage to be honest about the hardships that you have faced together. As you move ahead with your dreams always remember and keep the strength to not look back unless you feel there is a great lesson to be learned from the past decisions that were made. I have always prayed for all of you and will continue to do so. Do not feed into the negative blows that will come your way . Stay respectful to one another concerning every aspect of your lives. Always remember, your time spent together has a purpose , please try to make the best of it. We all fall short sometimes , but the real challenge is to be able to grow tall again and to stay firm as to where our hearts lead us, hopefully to a life of peace and understanding. I love all of you and I want nothing but the best for you and those who you truly care about. Good luck, I am sure that all of you will be fine with time.

Posted at 10:32AM on Sep 14th 2006 by Brenda May

25. YAAAAAAAAAAAAAh...i wolud hazard a guess that Clive Davis had a hand in this, you go gurl, recovery rocks!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 10:32AM on Sep 14th 2006 by Henry

26. Whitney messed up her life long enough with that loser, her career was doing great until he came along and destroyed the woman, yea she needed to be " Everywoman" and tell him to go f...* himself but shit happens!

Posted at 10:58AM on Sep 14th 2006 by eli

27. They kept it going a long time, but I didn't see Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown staying together any longer. She should have left him in 2003, when he hit her. Should have walked out of that Atlanta area home from him. I think that Bobby's bad boy image was too much on her and she didn't want to stay any longer. On the positive, I think they were a nice looking couple to stay together for so long. They were supportive of each other, but the support must have gone downhill after that. I think she's more spiritual and didn't want to go the tired rehab-Betty Ford Center route. I'm very concerned about Bobbi Kristina. Who will have custody of her? I think Whitney has done a smart thing of keeping this divorce/legal separation private and away from the tabloid obsessed media. Whitney need to get back to making music and getting back on top. I thought that her 2002 album was completely ignored and she needs to get a good album of potential hits to get her back on top. I wish Bobby the best in his music career. I wish Whitney the best in her music career, but they both need to STAY AWAY from each other!!!!

Posted at 11:16AM on Sep 14th 2006 by Preston

28. THE FIGHT IS ON, MARK MY WORDS....THERE IS GOING TO BE A CUSTODY BATTLE..............WHO'S GOING TO GET CUSTODY OF THEIR CRACK DEALER?
THESE TWO CRACKHEADS FORGOT ABOUT THEIR KID A LONG TIME AGO.
HERES WHITNEY....DUH? DID I HAVE A KID?....ALL I WANT IS MY CRACK DEALER!

Posted at 11:20AM on Sep 14th 2006 by ANNIE

29.
When she said years ago, that she would never divorce him, I thought that is just too much loyalty to a street rat.

He brought her low. No man is worth the loss of yourself.

Thank God this is farce is over.

Whitney get healthy and give Celine, Mariah, and these other young girls heartburn. Regain your vocal strength and give them all hell. Good luck, honey.

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Posted at 8:42AM on Sep 15th 2006 by Ann

30. How the hell can you say, "this world needs her to make a come back"? She was not a good role model, she is a crack head. Yes, she had a beautiful voice, and yes she was beautiful (at one time). Now she looks like a shriveled prune, and thats with her teeth in!!! As far as their "poor" daughter is concerned..there is NOTHING poor about either one of them...If her parents gave two craps about her in the first place they would have dropped the crack pipes and the needles a long time ago and RAISED their daughter. Now, but that kid in a home, she will be well taken care of...and don't forget your weekly guilt checks Whiney. Pretty soon she will be hanging around with one of those other twits living off of royalty checks or their great grandparents money....it makes me sick to see what this world has come to....

Posted at 12:48PM on Sep 14th 2006 by jennie poo

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