Kim Kardashian became a single woman on Wednesday, nearly eight years after her marriage to Ye.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Steve Cochran granted Kardashian’s motion seeking the legal status. He smoothed over some procedural objections to the move from Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, and dismissed others.
Kardashian, who appeared at the hearing via videoconference, was put under oath to make a series of declarations required for the legal move.
“Mother, I’m going to ask you a series of questions now,” said Cochran, a colorful judge who calls all divorcing parents in his courtroom “mother” or “father.”
They included, “Did problems, disputes and differences cause a breakdown of your marriage?” and, “Is it your desire to become a single person?”
After Kardashian answered “yes” to all, Cochran said, “It is granted.”
The court can allow a person amid a complicated divorce to become legally single while issues of
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