Family Matters and Young and the Restless star Bryton James files for divorce after less than a y...

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The actor married wife Jahaira James in March. Family Matters and Young and the Restless star Bryton James files for divorce after less than a year of marriage

The actor married wife Jahaira James in March.

Family Matters and *Young and the Restless *star Bryton James files for divorce after less than a year of marriage

The actor married wife Jahaira James in March.

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Bryton James is calling it quits after less than seven months of marriage.

*The Young and the Restless* star, 39, filed to divorce wife Jahaira James on Oct. 13, according to documents reviewed by PEOPLE. Bryton and Jahaira tied the knot in March, and their date of separation is listed as June, three months after the ceremony. The *Family Matters* alum cited irreconcilable differences as the reason for the split.

Representatives for Bryton did not immediately respond to **'s request for comment.

TMZ was the first to break the news of the divorce filing, reporting that Bryton has asked to terminate the ability of the court to award spousal support and is requesting that Jahaira resume using her maiden name. The couple do not share any children.

Prior to their split, Bryton shared photos of Jahaira in May 2025, highlighting her role as a dancer on Beyoncé's *Cowboy Carter *Tour.

Bryton James attends the 51st annual Daytime Emmy Awards in 2024.

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"Her journey is what inspiration wants to be when it grows up," he wrote in a since-deleted Instagram post. "And I am beyond proud to be a witness to her art as we share this life together."

Bryton was previously married to Ashley Leisinger. His *Young and the Restless *costar Christian J. LeBlanc performed the ceremony in March 2011 and the pair split just three years later, in 2014.

He addressed the breakup later that year, telling Soap Opera Digest, "I don't regret getting married at all. My ex-wife and I are still very good friends and I'm glad I got the opportunity to be married. It was a great experience and I learned a lot from it."

Years later, Bryton reflected on the relationship in a 2021 interview with Maurice Benard, sharing that he didn't expect to get married ever again.

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"I don't think I'd get married again because I have different ideas about the institution of marriage and where it comes from and what it's about," he said. "I'm not against it but I just don't think I would do it again."

He continued, "And also, I've learned a lot about myself and how I feel about children. It's something that I've always kind of known that I didn't want to have children, but it wasn't something that has been as concrete as it is now. And it's taken my experiences of being with people and really facing it."

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As a child actor, Bryton spent eight seasons as Richie Crawford on* Family Matters*. He later joined the cast of *The Young and the Restless*, taking on the role of billionaire Devon Hamilton starting in 2004. Across his two-decade tenure on the show, Bryton has won a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series in 2007 and another for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. **

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