Jon and Kate and their divorce history

Recently, Kate Gosselin explains, she and her husband, Jon, have made "a life-changing decisions that will be affected to every member of our family."

A new puppy or, as Us magazine — which has aggressively covered their bad marriage, extramarital dalliances and fights — wondered: "Are Jon and Kate Gosselin announcing a divorce?"

Radar Online (radaronline.com), in fact, reported Thursday that the answer is yes: "Kate recently met with a divorce lawyer (and) that the couple had previously agreed to separate by July 15." The Web site added that divorce papers will be filed next week.