\n<\/p>\n
Karen Derrico<\/a> is celebrating her ex-husband. In honor of Father’s Day, the\u00a0<\/span>Doubling Down With the Derricos<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/em>star took to Instagram to pay tribute to <\/span>Deon Derrico<\/a>, her former husband with whom she shares 14 children.<\/span><\/p>\n “Happy Fathers [sic] Day to the best father any 14 children can ask for! @deonderrico,” Karen wrote alongside a video featuring pics of Deon with their kids. “Also, to all the great father’s [sic] out there! Happy Father\u2019s Day and may your day be filled with love, joy and rest! Btw: more pics loading later today.”<\/span><\/p>\n Karen\u00a0<\/span>gave birth to all 14 of her children naturally<\/a>, which included two single births (Darian, 18, and Derek, 13), twins (Dallas and Denver, 12), quintuplets (Deonee, Daician, Daiten, Deniko and Dariz, 10), twins (Diez and Dior, 6) and triplets (Dawsyn, De’Aren and Dyver, 4).<\/span><\/p>\n The Father’s Day post came as a surprise to many, as news recently broke that the TLC stars had <\/span>called it quits<\/a> after two decades together.\u00a0<\/span>TMZ\u00a0<\/span><\/em>reported that the Derricos\u00a0filed for divorce on June 4 and received the judgment two days later on June 6.<\/span><\/p>\n According to the court documents, which were obtained by the outlet, the former couple is\u00a0splitting legal and physical custody of their 13 minor children equally. Deon will pay $1,166 a month in child support while Karen bears the responsibility of the kids’ medical insurance.<\/span><\/p>\n In a statement to ET, Karen and Deon said, “Together,\u00a0we remain unified in the parenting of our 14 beautiful children \u2013 their well-being is our priority. We thank everyone for their understanding and support as we move forward for the good of our family.”<\/span><\/p>\n