Madonna divorced her film director husband Guy Ritchie on the grounds of his unreasonable behaviour, a sworn statement has revealed.

Neither Madonna nor Ritchie attended were present when their decree nisi was posted at the Registry of the Family Division at 10am this morning (November 21st).

Madonna's petition said Ritchie's behaviour was continuing and that they had not lived at the same address for six months.

According to reports, the couple have reached a settlement in which Ritchie will not accept any of the singer's fortune.

But he his is understood to have insisted that he has shared custody of the couple's two children - eight-year-old Rocco and adopted Malawian, David Banda.

The children will spend their time between Ritchie's home in London and Madonna's property in New York.

The couple announced their intention to divorce last month after nearly eight years together.

Neither Madonna nor Ritchie have spoken publicly about about the end of their marriage.

(by Jason Gregory)