The couple resolved their differences privately and respectfully, choosing to handle everything outside of court in a dignified manner before quietly dismissing their filings together.
Sources say Cantin wanted an unequal split of marital assets, claiming his 'extraordinary contributions' justified taking more — a power move that didn't sit well with Manzo during negotiations.
Manzo filed March 4, 2025 in California; Cantin filed six days later in Florida. Both petitions were dismissed March 27, 2026 — one day before she posted vacation photos captioned 'D&D 2.0 ❤️ {paradise edition}'
The real question isn't whether they reconciled — it's what exactly went down during those divorce negotiations that made them both run back into each other's arms so quickly.
Well, well, well. Dina Manzo and her husband David Cantin have some explaining to do. According to court documents obtained by US Weekly, the Real Housewives of New Jersey alum secretly filed for legal separation from Cantin in California on March 4, 2025 — listing their split date as the exact same day she filed.
The 54-year-old cited irreconcilable differences and requested spousal support while explicitly stating she did not want Cantin receiving any. But here's where it gets juicier: just six days later, Cantin fired back with his own divorce filing in Palm Beach, Florida, telling the court their marriage was "irretrievably broken." The 46-year-old businessman also claimed they've been living in the Sunshine State since 2021 and — plot twist — asked for an unequal distribution of marital assets in his favor, citing what court documents describe as his "extraordinary contributions" to their income.
Ouch. The timing is absolutely wild when you consider Manzo's history with her ex-husband Tommy Manzo. Back in 2015, Cantin was brutally assaulted by a New Jersey mobster who prosecutors say was hired by Tommy because he was "outraged that his former wife became romantically involved with another man." Tommy was convicted of orchestrating that attack in June 2024 and sentenced to seven years in prison.
So when Manzo filed for separation last March, you have to wonder if old ghosts came back to haunt the couple — or if something entirely new drove them apart. But hold onto your seats, because this story has a shocking turnaround. One month after both filings, Manzo and Cantin abruptly halted their cases in April 2025 "in an effort to resolve all issues in a dignified, private and cooperative manner" without the court's involvement.
Then, on March 27, 2026 — just one day before publication of this story — both parties officially requested their petitions be dismissed. The very next day, Manzo shared vacation photos with Cantin on Instagram captioned "D&D 2.0 ❤️ {paradise edition}." Now here's where I raise an eyebrow: On Tuesday, just hours before news of these filings broke publicly, Manzo posted a cryptic quote to her Instagram Stories that read, "Before you gossip about her life remember this — the story you're feeding on was a brutal, traumatic chapter that almost killed her.
Hope it f–king entertains you." So she knew this was coming. The question is: what exactly was so traumatic about their marriage that required both of them to file paperwork in two different states before they could talk it out like adults? Page Six reached out to Manzo's rep for comment but didn't receive a response at press time.
