After All That Teresa and Joe Giudice Calling It Quits

JERSEY CITY, J. (THECOUNT) — After serving a pair of prison sentences, including one that included getting deported, Teresa and Joe Giudice have announced they have separated.

The couple’s been married for twenty years and they have four kids together.

The Real Housewives of New Jersey stars “have been separated,” a source close to the family tells PEOPLE:

“They discussed their future when Teresa and the girls went to Italy in early November and they agreed that each had to move on. They are doing so amicably and very slowly,” the source says. “Joe has been out on a few dates, Teresa has not. She has been too busy with the girls, with work obligations and taking care of her father. She is happy for Joe .

They have been very friendly with one another and are very supportive of each other’s happiness. They still love one another, but as Teresa told Andy Cohen on the WWHL special, they are separated by the Atlantic Ocean. Neither is interested in a long distance relationship.”

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Geo quick facts: Jersey City is in northeastern New Jersey. Its eastern waterfront faces the Hudson River where it meets Upper New York Bay. Liberty State Park has panoramic views of the Manhattan skyline, the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, the former immigrant gateway. The park’s Liberty Science Center features interactive exhibits, live animals and an IMAX Dome theater. Bars and ethnic eateries line downtown’s Grove Street – wikipedia.