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John and Elaine Mellencamp divorced

Rock singer-songwriter John Mellencamp closes out the first weekend of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival on the Acura Stage, May 1, 2011. UPI/A.J. Sisco
Rock singer-songwriter John Mellencamp closes out the first weekend of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival on the Acura Stage, May 1, 2011. UPI/A.J. Sisco | License Photo

BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Aug. 17 (UPI) -- The divorce of recording artist John Mellencamp and fashion model Elaine Irwin has been finalized, court documents filed in Indiana show.

The (Bloomington, Ind.) Herald-Times said the former couple has been granted joint custody of their sons Speck, 17, and Hud, 16, with Irwin given primary physical custody.

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Mellencamp, 59, also was ordered to pay child support, but the amount was not specified. The pair's property and assets are to be divided in keeping with a prenuptial agreement signed before their 1992 wedding, the Herald-Times said.

Mellencamp began dating actress Meg Ryan late last year.

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