Steve Burton files for joint custody with estranged wife Sheree Gustin

General Hospital star Steve Burton is seeking joint custody of his kids with estranged wife, Sheree Gustin.

Burton, who was married to Gustin for 23 years, filed for divorce last week, after announcing earlier this year that he and his wife had separated.

Court documents obtained by People show that Burton is seeking joint legal and physical custody of their minor children, son Jack, 16, and daughter Brooklyn, 7. They also share their 18-year-old daughter, Makena together.

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Burton and Gustin married in 1999 and share three children together. (Getty)

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The documents also cite March 1, 2022 as the couple’s official day of separation, and reveal that they have not signed a prenuptial agreement.

They apparently cite “irreconcilable differences” as their reason for separation.

The pair’s split comes after Gustin hinted at a pregnancy on her own social media earlier this year.

Following her post, Burton revealed that they had split and that he was not the father of Gustin’s child.

“I wanted to clear something up. Sheree and I are separated,” Burton wrote on his Instagram story at the time.

“She recently announced that she’s expecting her 4th child. The child is not mine. We are still co-parenting our three beautiful kids. We would appreciate privacy at this time. Much luv, Steve.”

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Burton and Gustin had been reportedly just “co-existing” in their marriage before the split was made public.

“It was very strange for someone like Steve to announce this publicly, but the marriage has been just coexisting for a while,” a source told People.

It remains unknown exactly how long Burton and Gustin have been separated. Gustin has not yet addressed the allegations that Gustin is pregnant with another man’s baby.

When Gustin seemingly announced her pregnancy on Instagram, she simply captioned her post: “Life sure is full of surprises!”