Teresa and Joe Giudice had every intention to keep the family together for their four daughters. In a July 2016 interview after Teresa's sentence was served and before Joe's had been completed, she said she felt that their future together was secure. "He's gonna be home, we're gonna be together, and that's that I'm looking forward to," she tearfully told ABC News (per People).
In 2018, things became more complicated when it was announced that Joe would be deported to Italy after completing his prison sentence. Joe appealed the deportation three times but was ultimately denied (per NJ.com). As for the relationship, cheating rumors surrounded both Joe and Teresa, leading to a video confrontation between the two, with Bravo's Andy Cohen moderating as the two questioned the future of their relationship (per Page Six).
Teresa took her daughters to see their father in Italy. During that time, the two came to terms with their reality. "Teresa and Joe talked about their future when she and the girls were in Italy and decided it was best for them to separate," a source told Us Weekly. "Neither of them wanted to be in a long-distance relationship."
