{"id":4833,"date":"2026-06-05T18:17:52","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T18:17:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/dennis-quaid-ex-attend-sons-graduation-after-actor-files-to-stop-paying-child-support\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T18:17:52","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T18:17:52","slug":"dennis-quaid-ex-attend-sons-graduation-after-actor-files-to-stop-paying-child-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/dennis-quaid-ex-attend-sons-graduation-after-actor-files-to-stop-paying-child-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Dennis Quaid, ex attend son&#8217;s graduation after actor files to stop paying child support"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F06%2FUntitled-5-copy-7.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The co-parent trap.<\/p>\n<p>Dennis Quaid and his ex-wife Kimberly Buffington reunited at their son Thomas\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/15\/celebrity-news\/celebrity-kids-who-graduated-in-2026-kate-hudson-reese-witherspoon-and-more\/#3\">high school graduation<\/a> on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>While the former couple were seated separately during the Los Angeles ceremony, they put on a united front posing for pictures with the 18-year-old graduate and his twin sister, Zoe.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Dennis Quaid and ex-wife Kimberly Buffington both attended son Thomas\u2019 high school graduation Wednesday. <span class=\"credit\">BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The duo remained amicable at the Los Angeles ceremony. <span class=\"credit\">BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The exes posed for pictures with Thomas and his twin sister, Zoe, at Wednesday\u2019s event. <span class=\"credit\">BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Buffington, 54, sported a cream tank and skirt set to the event, while her former spouse, 72, suited up for the occasion.<\/p>\n<p>The actor, who spoke at the graduation, attended with wife Laura Savoie, whom he <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2020\/06\/24\/dennis-quaid-and-laura-savoie-get-married\/\">wed in 2020<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The actor suited up for the occasion. <span class=\"credit\">BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>He attended with wife Laura Savoie. <span class=\"credit\">BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Quaid congratulated his son from the stage. <span class=\"credit\">BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In May court documents, the \u201cDay After Tomorrow\u201d star noted that his 2018 divorce agreement stated payments would end when Thomas and Zoe finished their senior year.<\/p>\n<p>The latter, notably, graduated on May 23.<\/p>\n<p>Quaid previously <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2020\/01\/07\/dennis-quaid-files-to-change-child-support-for-twins\/\">asked to have his child support payments lowered<\/a> in 2020 \u2014 only for the sum to be raised \u201cbased on the reasonable needs of Thomas and Zoe.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>He spoke to the crowd. <span class=\"credit\">BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The Emmy nominee and Buffington sat separately. <span class=\"credit\">BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Zoe, notably, graduated from high school last month. <span class=\"credit\">BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In addition to the teens, the Emmy nominee is the father of \u201cThe Boys\u201d actor Jack Quaid, whom he shares with second wife Meg Ryan.<\/p>\n<p>He and the \u201cWhen Harry Met Sally\u201d star, 64, <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/21\/celebrity-news\/dennis-quaid-and-meg-ryans-son-jack-marries-the-boys-co-star-claudia-doumit\/\">both attended their son\u2019s April wedding<\/a> to Claudia Doumit in Australia.<\/p>\n<p>The exes were married from 1991 to 2001, following Quaid\u2019s first marriage to actress P.J. Soles, a union that ended in divorce in 1983 after five years.<\/p>\n<p>As for his marriage to Buffington, Quaid wed the real estate agent in 2004, with the duo welcoming their twins via surrogate in 2007 before finally calling it quits in 2016 \u2014 after multiple separations.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Buffington and Quaid (pictured above in November 2009) welcomed their twins via surrogate in 2007, separating nearly a decade later. <span class=\"credit\">WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Last month, the \u201cParent Trap\u201d star filed to end his child support payments to Buffington (pictured above in August 2010). <span class=\"credit\">NBCUniversal via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Their divorce was finalized 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Quaid and his fourth wife <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/07\/29\/entertainment\/dennis-quaid-71-on-39-year-age-gap-with-wife-laura-savoie-32\/\">have a 39-year age gap<\/a>, which the \u201cFar From Heaven\u201d star dismissed in a 2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/film\/2019\/nov\/25\/dennis-quaid-i-didnt-go-looking-for-someone-younger-on-his-new-love-and-new-roles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Guardian interview<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt really doesn\u2019t bother us,\u201d he insisted, denying he went \u201cout looking\u201d for a younger woman. \u201cYou have no control over who you fall in love with. \u2026 I can\u2019t let what a few people think control all that.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/05\/parents\/dennis-quaid-ex-attend-sons-graduation-after-actor-files-to-stop-paying-child-support\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The co-parent trap. 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