TAMPA, Fla (Reuters) – Julie Schenecker, who is accused of murdering her two teen-aged children, was divorced on Thursday from her husband Parker Schenecker at his request.
Julie Schenecker was arrested January 28 after police discovered the bodies of her son Beau, 13, and daughter Calyx, 16, at the family's home in Tampa. Both had been shot in the head.
Police said Julie Schenecker told them she shot the children because they talked back to her.
Parker, the children's father, is a U.S. Army officer who was on duty out of the country when the murders took place. He filed for divorce in February.
He attended the brief court hearing Thursday morning in Tampa but Julie did not. She has been held in jail without bail since her arrest.
Asked if the marriage was irretrievably broken, Parker Schenecker replied, "Yes."
Hillsborough Circuit Judge Cheryl Thomas said she would rule at a later date on the division of the couple's assets, estimated at $2 million.
Julie Schenecker has asked that she be granted half of the assets so she can hire an attorney to defend her. She is now being represented by a public defender.
Parker has filed a civil wrongful death suit against Julie. The couple did not have any other children.
(Reporting by Robert Green; Editing by Jerry Norton)
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