Rep. Lauren Boebert is officially divorced after tense hearing where the congresswoman rejected a judge's plan for $1800 a month child support

• Rep. Lauren Boebert is now officially divorced from her husband Jayson.
• The congresswoman and her now ex-husband both attended the final hearing on Tuesday.
• Boebert carried her grandson into the hearing.

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. - Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert on Tuesday finalized her divorce with her now ex-husband Jayson Boebert.

Magistrate Katherine Barnes issued her final approval after a tense and relatively quick hearing. The Boeberts left the courtroom together and largely ignored questions from reporters as a Mesa County Sheriff's deputy escorted them to a black Mazda.

The hearing itself was delayed for unknown reasons for nearly 30 minutes, during which the door to the courtroom was locked. Raised voices and the former couple's six-month-old grandchild crying could be heard through the door. The congresswoman brought her grandson to the hearing, which Jayson Boebert told reporters was so he could pick up the child from her.

Boebert filed for divorce in May, announcing her intent to separate from her husband of nearly two decades, citing "irreconcilable differences."

The couple has four children. In March, The Colorado Republican announced that their oldest son was expecting a child with his girlfriend, making her a grandmother. She was recently spotted on Capitol Hill holding her grandson. As for her kids, Boebert's lawyer, Annie Le Fleur, announced that the initial plan for $1833.43 would be reduced to nothing. Le Fleur said Jayson Boebert provided "ample" support for the couple's children.

A spokesperson for Boebert's congressional office did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The congresswoman will not be changing her name, Boebert's lawyer said at the hearing.

Jayson Boebert's attendance came after he appeared to be largely uncooperative with the divorce. He did not have a lawyer present at the hearing. Afterward, an Insider reporter observed him nearly licking the phone of a Daily Mail reporter who was recording a video.

Boebert recently came to his now ex-wife's defense after Boebert and her reported date were thrown out of a Denver performance of the Beetlejuice musical last month. Boebert said he was unfaithful "in so many ways" and he was the "root" of problems in their relationship.

"I am asking for you all to show grace and mercy towards Lauren in this troubling season," Boebert wrote in his lengthy Facebook post. "She deserves a chance to earn your forgiveness and regain trust. I have broke her down in so many ways, but she will come out stronger as she always does, and so will I."

Footage appeared to show Boebert and her date groping each other during Beetlejuice. Boebert also vaped. She later apologized for "maybe overtly animated" behavior.

In Washington, Boebert quickly made a name for herself as a far-right representative.

She is a member of the House Freedom Caucus and was one of the holdouts that pushed then-Speaker Kevin McCarthy to 15 rounds of voting to claim the gavel. She did not support Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz's push last week to oust McCarthy, but notably said on the House floor that she was just a "no for now."

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, whose own divorce was finalized last December, reportedly lashed at Boebert for opposing McCarthy in January, the first in a series of clashes between the pair. Greene, a Georgia Republican, later called Boebert "a little bitch" on the House floor amid a battle over who was trying harder to impeach President Joe Biden and other top administration officials.

Boebert's future in the Capitol is far from secure. She won reelection in 2022 by just 546 votes. Democrat Adam Frisch is already running for a rematch. His campaign claimed he raised a staggering $3.4 million in the most recent quarter.