Nikola Pekovic Divorce Finalized, Custody Goes to Mother

The divorce between Nikola Pekovic and Violeta Pekovic is official, the radiologist confirmed on August 15, in her first statement since the case closed. The divorce proceedings wrapped up in June. Custody of their child went to her.

There is not much to talk about. It is true that we got divorced. Officially, that happened in June. I got custody. He is happily remarried and lives in Meljak.

That is how Violeta Pekovic, briefly and without dressing it up, confirmed what had been written about for months. She did not want to go into the details of the proceedings. Division of property, according to the outlets that first reported the story, has yet to be settled.

The couple married in 2015. The marriage lasted ten years. For all that time they kept their private life away from the cameras, a deliberate choice rather than a coincidence for someone who was once one of the most recognizable names in regional basketball.

Who Is Nikola Pekovic, and Why Is His Divorce News?

Pekovic built his career in the NBA, with the Minnesota Timberwolves, and played for the Montenegro national team. For years he was among the highest-paid players from the region in the United States. Unlike on the court, where he was highly visible, he rarely spoke about his family.

Violeta Pekovic, a radiologist, is likewise not someone who seeks out cameras. That is exactly why her statement drew attention: she spoke only once the proceedings were already over.

What Did Violeta Pekovic Say About the Marriage?

In her statement she also addressed how she experienced the end of the relationship. She said she entered the marriage fully committed and that, as a person, she has not changed.

When I got married, I was fully committed, and I am still that person today. It is only human, after ten years of sharing everything with someone, for them to tell you what bothers them. I wish he had told me everything to my face.

Her complaint, then, is about how it ended, not the separation itself. The divorce proceedings themselves went through by mutual agreement, without public accusations or a courtroom battle.

Speaking more broadly about marriage and children, Violeta Pekovic was blunt:

Marriage as an institution is slowly dying out. For a child’s development, the relationship between mother and father is key. When that is missing, the consequences show.

Nikola Pekovic Has Remarried in the Meantime

The former basketball player now lives in Meljak, on the outskirts of Belgrade, with his new wife, in her family’s villa. The church wedding took place about six months ago. The ceremony itself was held recently, for a small circle of guests.

Violeta Pekovic says she cannot speak about it firsthand.

Yes, I heard that he got married in a church, but I have not been in contact with him for a while now, so I cannot confirm that for you.

The relationship, in her words, has been broken off for a long stretch. That also explains why news of his new marriage reached her secondhand.

Timeline in Five Points

• 2015: Nikola and Violeta Pekovic get married
• ten years of marriage, largely out of the public eye
• about six months ago: Nikola Pekovic’s church wedding to his new partner
• June 2026: the divorce proceedings conclude, custody of the child goes to the mother
• August 2026: Violeta Pekovic’s first public statement since the divorce

The episode that preceded all of this was also public. Shortly before her ex-husband’s new wedding, Violeta Pekovic tried to enter an apartment the couple owned in a complex in Zlatibor and found the locks had been changed. She filed a police report at the time.

Asked whether she would marry again, she answered in a single sentence.

I would not get married again.

Division of property remains the only open matter between the two of them. Everything else, she says, was settled in June.