Amanda Seyfried and Thomas Sadoski announced their separation on September 15 after nine years of marriage. The couple said they had split some time earlier and believed the decision was best for their family, including daughter Nina, 9, and son Thomas, 5. Seyfried and Sadoski met in 2015 while starring in the off Broadway play The Way We Get By . They eloped in March 2017, shortly before Nina was born, and their Stone Ridge, New York, home had already been part of Seyfried's long term plan for family life. Why Was Amanda Seyfried's Country Retreat So Important? Seyfried purchased the upstate property in 2013 and spent years renovating it before moving in. In a 2015 interview with Vogue, Seyfried said she wanted her children to attend local schools and hoped for a life with less stress and less work than Hollywood could offer. The estate became a full on animal kingdom, with horses, goats, donkeys, ducks, chickens, a rooster, and rescue cats. Seyfried also mourned her Australian Shepherd, Finn, in July, after previously telling Forbes that her pets helped keep her grounded during her twenties in Hollywood. Located about two hours from Manhattan, the property gave Seyfried access to farm stands, a garden, small town shops, and the privacy she described as essential to her balance.