Is Ben and Carissa divorced

1. What the available sources actually cover — administrative routes to proof

If you need definitive proof of a divorce, the standard path documented in the provided materials is to request a copy of the divorce decree or certificate from the clerk of the court where the divorce was filed or from the state vital records office; USAGov and state vital records pages explain those procedures and what information such records contain (names of the parties, date/place of divorce, and certain case details) ^{[2] [3]}. Commercial services like VitalChek offer an online ordering route for officially sealed certificates and list the typical fields you’ll find on a record (full names, date/place of divorce) — meaning an official record is the authoritative source for confirming whether a specific divorce occurred ^[1].

2. No direct mention of “Ben and Carissa” in the supplied reporting

Among the supplied search results there are multiple items about celebrity divorces and a court docket example involving different names (Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck, Ben Carson’s policy views, and a Caressa/Benjamin Prescott case), but none of the documents explicitly mention a couple named Ben and Carissa or report a divorce between them ^{[4] [6] [5] [7]}. Therefore, any definitive statement that “Ben and Carissa are divorced” cannot be drawn from these sources — the available sources do not mention Ben and Carissa’s divorce.

3. How to verify a private couple’s divorce using these sources

To verify whether a private couple like “Ben and Carissa” is divorced, follow the official procedures summarized in USAGov and the state vital records guidance: identify the likely jurisdiction where a divorce would have been filed, then search that county clerk or state vital records index or request the certificate/decree directly ^{[2] [3]}. If you lack jurisdiction information, commercial services such as VitalChek can sometimes help obtain copies if you can supply accurate full names and a date range, but they still rely on the underlying government records ^[1].

4. Celebrity examples illustrate available public reporting, not universal coverage

The supplied celebrity coverage (e.g., Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck’s 2024–2025 divorce reporting) shows that high‑profile splits are often documented by media and court filings — but that pattern does not imply media will report every private couple’s status; public documentation remains the gold standard ^{[4] [8]}. In short: absence of press reports in these sources is not proof a private divorce did or did not occur; it only shows the provided materials don’t include that information (available sources do not mention Ben and Carissa’s divorce) ^{[4] [8]}.

5. Practical next steps I can recommend from the records perspective

If you want to confirm the marital status of “Ben and Carissa,” identify the likely state and county where they lived or where a filing would have occurred, then: (a) search that county clerk’s online case portal or contact the clerk for case records; (b) order a certified divorce certificate from the state vital records office if the state issues them (USAGov and NC Vital Records explain how and what is included) ^{[2] [3]}; or (c) use a service like VitalChek to request an official copy if you have complete names and approximate dates ^[1]. If you prefer, provide the jurisdiction or full names and I will point to the relevant office or steps based on the guidance in these sources ^{[2] [3] [1]}.

Limitations: The supplied search results do not include a news item or court docket that names “Ben and Carissa” together or reports their divorce; therefore this response cannot confirm or deny their marital status beyond explaining how to verify it with official records (available sources do not mention Ben and Carissa’s divorce) ^{[2] [3] [1] [4] [5]}.