Jon and Kate Saga Finally Over?

(CBS)  Jon and Kate's reality TV show ends tonight, and their marriage may be over by the New Year.

According to CBS News legal analyst Lisa Bloom, Jon Gosselin brought a dozen red roses to the weekend meeting with his estranged wife, Kate. But the gathering was all business. It was an arbitration hearing that moves them closer to divorce.

"It's so sad it's cut short. It's too soon," Kate Gosselin said about her reality series, not her marriage.

After meeting face-to-face for five hours this weekend, Jon and Kate have agreed on the fate of their eight. Kate gets primary custody of the kids. They're hammering out how to split their assets, but neither wants alimony, according to published reports.

A source close to Kate tells People magazine "Kate is just relieved that a very painful chapter of her life is nearly over."

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The finale of their series "Jon and Kate Plus 8" ends its run with the twins and sextuplets visiting a fire station and a farm as the paparazzi snap away.

"It's just a part of our life," Jon said.

For five years TLC's cameras captured the growing pains of the Gosselin kids, but it was Jon and Kate's marriage meltdown that made the headlines.

"I'm tired of smiling on the outside when I'm crying on the inside," Kate said in the "big announcement" episode.

"I don't hate Kate," Jon added.

As their battles played out in public, Jon pulled the plug on the series saying he no longer wanted his kids involved. TLC sued him for breach of contract and the network hopes to launch a show starring Kate without her eight next spring.

"It's been a great run," Kate said.

Sticking points do remain before the divorce is final, Bloom pointed out. An arbitrator will determine how the couple's money and property will be divided. "We expect a ruling within 30 days," she told Early Show co-anchor Maggie Rodriguez.

"From what we've seen on the show, Kate is in the house with the kids. Do you think that that would indicate there's not going to be a 50/50 split, she'll get more?" Rodriguez asked.

"Well, the law in Pennsylvania is equitable distribution, which simply means that all of the property accrued during the marriage gets divided up equally. Roughly a 50/50 split. That's what we expect here," Bloom said.

[LayLo123]

Glad that the show is over now. I used to like it a lot, this is a prime example of what greed will do to a person. This is really sad that they still don't see what this is doing to their kids. Hope the money was worth it. But judge not, lest ye be judged.

[sddrepublican]

I'm sad to see a marriage end especially in such a public way. Kate stated she is sad for the children and herself that the series ended. My question is why? Is she afraid she will have to find a job that doesn't involve television? She stated on "The View" if she has to work at McDonald's to support her children, she will do that. She used to be a Registered Nurse. Nursing is in high demand during these times. Both Jon and Kate need to get the children placed first and provide for them like they intended to in the first place before TLC.

[andie52]

it will never be over for those children these two have scarred them for life,

[screamnbanshee]

Who wrote this article? Jon and Kate has only been on since 2007, NOT for five years. The author meant to write five seasons. What ever happened to editing and fact checking?

[southerngal53]

TLC has been following the Gosselins for the past 5 years...."Jon and Kate Plus 8" has not been on for 5 years...maybe YOU need to get your facts straight...

[Phxfire]

They are finally going away, sort of, hopefully now they can be more concerned about their children then themselves. I have never heard of two more selfish, narcissistic people.