Patrick Dempsey's Wife Jillian Fink Files For Divorce

Patrick Dempseys wife, Jillian Fink, has filed for divorce after 15 years of marriage .

"It is with careful consideration and mutual respect that we have decided to end our marriage , the couple said in a statement, People reported. Our primary concern remains the well-being of our children, and we ask with profound gratitude that you respect our family's privacy at this very sensitive time.

Dempsey and Fink have three children together: 12-year-old daughter Tallulah Fyfe and 7-year-old twins Sullivan Patrick and Darby Galen.

Fink, who filed for divorce citing irreconcilable differences, is seeking joint custody of the three children , as well as spousal and child support, TMZ reported.

The couple reportedly does not have a prenup. Dempsey, 49, is estimated to be worth about $40 million.

Dempsey and Fink, a hairstylist and makeup artist, married in 1999. The couple is said to have met several years earlier in Finks hair salon . The union was the second marriage for the Greys Anatomy actor, who had previously been married to actress Rocky Parker .