Vanessa Trump on Thursday filed paperwork in the state Supreme Court in Manhattan seeking an uncontested divorce from Donald Trump Jr.

The former Wilhelmina model met the president's eldest son at a party in 2003. They were married in 2005, and have five children.

The couple, both 40, issued a joint statement hours after the filing, the Associated Press said.

They said they "will always have tremendous respect for each other" and taking care of their children will remain their priority.

Because she filed for an uncontested divorce, it's likely the couple will seek to work out details of child custody, financial support, and division of property outside of court. This could make the divorce move through the court more quickly.

Both Vanessa and Donald Jr. have been in solo headlines recently.

Trump Jr. remains a focus of the special counsel's investigation into the Trump family's ties to Russia, the AP said.

In February, Vanessa Trump was briefly hospitalized after she opened a letter addressed to her husband that contained a white powder. It was later determined to be cornstarch, and a Massachusetts man was charged with sending the threatening note.