Former Presidential candidate John Edwards and his wife Elizabeth Edwards are now legally separated, a source said on Wednesday.
According to sources, John Edwards is no longer living in the couple's Chapel Hill home and they are both moving fast toward divorce; however, under North Carolina's law they can't get divorced until a year and a day after they separated.
There's no word yet on where John Edwards is living.
Elizabeth Edwards released the following statement on Wednesday afternoon:
“Elizabeth is moving on with her life and wants to put this difficult chapter behind her. It was an excruciatingly painful period for her and she no interest in rehashing the past. Based on the limited portions of the book that have been made available, it is clear it contains many falsehoods and exaggerations. She will not engage in a dialogue on each of the false charges, but would like to set the record straight on two key points. First, the allegation that she sought to politicize her cancer is unconscionable, hurtful and patently false. Second, she believed Andrew Young to be the father of this child until her husband confessed his paternity to her this past summer. She will have nothing further to say.”
The news of the couple separation comes just days after Mr. Edwards admitted he fathered his mistress' baby.
