Kim Kardashian and Kanye West divorce papers reveal reason the famous couple are splitting

THE reason behind Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's split has been revealed in divorce papers made available to the public for the first time last night.

The Sun exclusively revealed on Friday that the couple's marriage ended when they had a huge blowout fight about where to go for vacation during the summer.

💖 Read our for the very latest news, gossip and updates on her divorce from Kanye…

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In the court documents obtained by The Sun, cited "irreconcilable differences" as the reason why she was ending her marriage to the rapper.

The papers further confirmed that Kim, 40, is seeking joint physical legal custody of their four children: North, seven, Saint, five, Chicago, three, and Psalm, one.

The divorce papers also revealed that the SKIMS founder has also requested that both her and Kanye's ability to award spousal support be terminated.

Kim shocked fans around the world when on February 19 - having stalled for months.

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Kim's rep confirmed to The Sun that she filed for divorce from her husband on Friday.

Sources close to the family told the outlet is "fine" with the joint custody arrangement because the couple is "committed to co-parenting together."

According to the insider, a  to handle the pair's massive  and neither party is contesting the agreement.

And the pair are so far along with the legal proceedings that they are now in the stages of reaching a property settlement agreement.

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According to Forbes, TV personality-turned-business mogul Kim is estimated to be .

Meanwhile, Grammy-winning artist Kanye has a reported net worth of over $1.2BILLION thanks to his hugely successful music and design career.

Following the news, a source revealed to The Sun that , which infuriated the star.

A source alleged to The Sun: "Kim had visited the idea of divorce so many times that she already had the paperwork drawn-up and ready to go, when she finally actually filed.

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"The move came as a bit of a surprise to her family because they know how much she loves Kanye and knew she didn't really want to go through with it. They all knew she felt she had no choice.

"Some closest to the family feel this isn't Kim definitely calling it quits, this is more a strategic move to make Kanye wake-up and see that he could lose her if she doesn't change."

The insider continued: "She wants him to step up and be the husband and father she is asking him to be.

"But sadly, the bold move doesn't seem to be getting the response she was hoping for.

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"Kanye is apparently telling friends Kim is bluffing about the divorce and that their marriage isn't really over. Kim is infuriated.

"She felt he would take it seriously and instead he is confiding in friends he knows what she is up to.

"Kanye shares everything with his entourage of childhood friends and he talks to his own family for support. They are his biggest support through difficult times, they all stand behind him.

"That makes it very hard for Kim because he doesn't turn to Kim and her family for help.

"The Kardashian family usually likes to be in charge but that is close to impossible with Kanye. He has his own plans."

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The same source revealed : vacation plans.

A source told The Sun: "Friends have been told that the final straw came when Kim and Kanye were making family summer plans and they couldn't agree."

The source continued: "What seemed like nothing more than a simple conversation over dates and locations escalated, and sadly it turned into a huge blowout argument.

"The final fight that ended their marriage was over nothing more than summer plans.

"It was one blowout fight that wasn’t even that serious and it pushed Kim over the edge.

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";Kim was just fed up with the endless conflict and finally called it quits."

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The source added that the biggest challenge in  was Kanye's refusal to stay on medication for his mental health condition.

Kanye has spoken openly about his  and tweeted in the past about , saying: "I cannot be on meds and make watch the throne level or dark fantasy level music."

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