Jon and Kate and their divorce history

Recently, Kate Gosselin explains, she and her husband, Jon, have made "a life-changing decisions that will be affected to every member of our family."

A new puppy or, as Us magazine — which has aggressively covered their bad marriage, extramarital dalliances and fights — wondered: "Are Jon and Kate Gosselin announcing a divorce?"

Radar Online (radaronline.com), in fact, reported Thursday that the answer is yes: "Kate recently met with a divorce lawyer (and) that the couple had previously agreed to separate by July 15." The Web site added that divorce papers will be filed next week.

Jon and Kate and their divorce history