Even though this won’t be the first nor the second time the American country singer, Billy Ray, and his wife Tish Cyrus has filed for divorce, the recent one seems to be the last.

Tish Cyrus,54, has filed for divorce from her husband, Billy Ray Cyrus,60, to end almost 30 years of marriage.

How long were Billy Ray Cyrus and Tish Cyrus married?

In a joint statement, the couple has decided to go their separate ways after 30 years of being together.

“It is after 30 years, five amazing children and a lifetime of memories, we have decided to go our separate ways — not with sadness, but with love in our hearts,” reads a joint statement issued by the couple via a family representative exclusively to PEOPLE. “We have grown up together, raised a family we can be so proud of, and it is now time to create our own paths.”

“We will always be family and look forward to a continued and loving shared experience as friends and parents. We have not come to this decision lightly or quickly but with so much going on in the world, we wanted to provide some clarity and closure, so we can remain focused on what is important,” continues the statement. “With Love and Hope… Tish and Billy Ray Cyrus.”

Why are they divorcing?

According to sources, Tish filed for the divorce last week in Williamson County, Tennessee, on the grounds of  “Irreconcilable differences” between herself and Billy.

The filing states that the couple, who married in 1993, have not lived together in more than two years.

Cyrus secretly married Tish Finley married secretly on December 28, 1993.

The couple of 29-year is the parents of five adult children: sons Trace (33) and Braison (27) and daughters Brandi (34), Miley (29), and Noah (22).