After nearly three decades together, Lori Loughlin and Mossimo Giannulli are formally closing a chapter that survived intense public scrutiny and major personal upheaval. The 62-year-old “Full House” actress filed for divorce in Los Angeles in early September 2026, citing irreconcilable differences. She and the 63-year-old fashion designer married on November 27, 1997, and share two adult daughters, Isabella Rose, 27, and Olivia Jade, 26. Their relationship had already changed behind closed doors, with Loughlin’s representative confirming in October 2025 that they were living apart. By then, the couple had also sold their Hidden Hills mansion for a reported $12.65 million. The divorce filing, however, revealed that their financial story began long before the separation became public.
Loughlin and Giannulli signed a prenuptial agreement on October 28, 1997, exactly one month before their wedding. Nearly 18 years later, in August 2015, they amended that agreement—well before the legal controversy that would reshape their public lives. The timing does not prove the couple expected their marriage to end, but it gives the document added significance now. After their separation in late August 2025, no divorce case was immediately opened, leaving some observers to wonder whether a reconciliation remained possible. Almost one year later, Loughlin finally took the legal step that answered that question—and the prenup was not the only financial matter she placed before the judge.Their marriage had endured the highly publicized college admissions case that erupted in 2019. Prosecutors accused the couple of paying $500,000 to have their daughters falsely presented as crew recruits during the University of Southern California admissions process, although neither daughter was a competitive rower. Both initially pleaded not guilty before accepting plea agreements in 2020; Loughlin served two months in federal prison, while Giannulli received a five-month sentence. The fallout affected their careers, reputation, insurance considerations, investments, and estate planning, while any mortgage or property obligations also became part of a complicated financial picture. Loughlin gradually returned to acting through projects including “When Hope Calls,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” “Blue Bloods,” and “On Call.” Her recent return to Instagram after seven years, along with new Hallmark work, suggested she was rebuilding her public life just as the private marriage was approaching court.
The filing asks that property, assets, and debts be handled under the couple’s amended prenuptial agreement. It also leaves the question of spousal support for a future determination and addresses how attorney fees and other court costs should be allocated. Those requests do not reveal how much either person may ultimately receive, and a judge has not yet announced a final financial outcome. Reports have linked the marriage’s difficulties to the aftermath of the admissions scandal, but those accounts rely largely on unnamed sources; the official filing cites only irreconcilable differences. Their daughters have reportedly avoided taking sides while both parents move forward separately. After 28 years, the most revealing part of the case may not be the breakup itself, but the fact that an agreement written before their wedding—and revised a decade ago—could now determine how their shared life is divided.
