Pete Wentz goes to court for custody of child with Ashlee Simpson

LOS ANGELES - Rocker Pete Wentz wants to share the custody of the child to be soon ex-wife Ashlee Simpson and filed its own petition for divorce to prevent it from primary custody of the tot, TMZ reported Tuesday.

Simpson, 26, filed for divorce from Wentz in February after two years of marriage. In his petition for divorce was filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court, she asked the primary physical custody of their two-year-old Bronx son, and she also wanted Wentz to cover its legal bills.

The sister of singer Jessica Simpson cited "irreconcilable" as the cause for the split.

Musicians Pete Wentz, Ashlee Simpson and their son, Bronx Mowgli Wentz

In the petition for divorce of Wentz, filed late Monday in Los Angeles, it asked that each party foot their own legal bills and replicated application for Simpson seeking physical and legal custody joint of the boy.

Simpson and the former bassist of Fall Out Boy, 31, have been spotted together since announcing their surprise split on February 9 and apparently retained friendly things.

"After careful consideration, we made the difficult decision to file for divorce," the couple said in a statement.

"We remain friends and parents deeply loving and committed to our son Bronx, happiness and well-being is our number one priority." "We ask that everyone honoring our privacy that navigate us this next phase of our life," added the statement.

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