Matthew Lawrence on Friday March 18, submitted his legal response to the divorce papers Cheryl Burke filed in February. 

According to the response, as reported by E News which was sent to the Los Angeles County Superior Court, Matthew asked the court to terminate spousal support for both parties and to uphold their prenuptial agreement from May 2019.

Cheryl filed for divorce on Feb. 18, requesting for the official separation date to be Jan. 7, 2022. With both parties citing irreconcilable differences as the reason for their split. 

E News reported that Matthew and Cheryl met in 2006 through the Matthew’s brother Joey Lawrence, who was then a competitor on Dancing With the Stars. They dated for about a year before splitting, then rekindled their romance in 2017, Joey confirmed at the time.