Steve Burton Files for Divorce from Estranged Wife Sheree Burton After Over 2 Decades of Marriage

On Monday, a rep for the Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem star confirmed to PEOPLE that Steve, 52, had filed for divorce.

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According to documents obtained, Steve listed March 1 as the official date of separation and cited "irreconcilable differences" as the reasoning behind the divorce.

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The filing comes two months after Steve shocked fans when he revealed that he and his fitness pro wife, 47, who is currently pregnant, were no longer together.

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"I wanted to clear something up," the former General Hospital actor wrote in an Instagram Story in May, adding, "Sheree and I are separated."

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He continued, "She recently announced that she's expecting her 4th child. The child is not mine. We are still co-parenting our three beautiful kids.

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The actor and Sheree married in 1999 after meeting on the set of General Hospital. The pair share daughters Makena, 18, and Brooklyn, 7, as well as son Jack, 16.

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