‘RHONJ’ Alum Dina Manzo and David Cantin Secretly Filed for Divorce Before Reconciling

Dina Manzo and her husband quietly tried to end their marriage before deciding to give it another chance.

The Real Housewives of New Jersey alum, 54, filed for legal separation from husband David Cantin, 46, in California on Monday, March 4, 2025, according to court documents obtained by Us Weekly.

She listed their split date as the same day she filed, cited irreconcilable differences, and requested spousal support and attorneys’ fees while asking that Cantin not receive spousal support.

Six days later, on Monday, March 10, 2025, Cantin filed for divorce from Dina in Palm Beach, Florida, Page Six confirmed.

In his petition, Cantin described the marriage as “irretrievably broken” and claimed the pair had been living in Florida since 2021, per Us Weekly.

He also reportedly asked the court for an unequal distribution of marital assets in his favor, citing his “extraordinary contributions” to their income.

The filings never made it to court. One month after both parties filed, Dina and Cantin agreed to pause their respective cases “in an effort to resolve all issues in a dignified, private and cooperative manner” without court involvement, per court documents obtained by the outlet.

On Thursday, March 27, 2026, Cantin officially requested his divorce petition be dismissed, per Page Six. Dina requested that her legal separation filing be dismissed the same day.

One day later, Dina posted vacation photos with Cantin on Instagram. “D&D 2.0 ❤️ {paradise edition},” she captioned the Tuesday, March 28, Instagram post.

On Tuesday, May 12, Dina appeared to address the news breaking publicly by sharing a pointed quote on her Instagram Stories:

“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**kingg entertains you.”

The reconciliation comes years after a violent chapter in the couple’s history.

In 2015, two years before their June 2017 wedding, Cantin was physically assaulted by a New Jersey mobster hired by Dina’s ex-husband, Tommy Manzo, to carry out the attack, according to the U.S. Attorney’s office.

As per the official documents, prosecutors alleged Tommy orchestrated the assault because he was “outraged that his former wife became romantically involved with another man.”

Tommy was convicted of the crime in June 2024 and sentenced to seven years in prison.