Issues should not amicable between Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck … the strains of communication are closed and it is making it tough to hammer out a divorce settlement.

Sources with direct information inform TMZ … J Lo and Ben should not talking to at least one one other — in particular person or over the telephone — and it is actually slowing down their divorce.

Ben and Jen’s icy relationship is actually the one factor stopping this from being a quickie divorce … we’re advised they’ve a prenup and the one asset they need to divide is their Beverly Hills mansion, which is in the marketplace.

Our sources say J Lo and Ben have NOT employed legal professionals and are as an alternative having all the things undergo their respective enterprise managers, who’re attempting to determine the financials behind the divorce … but it surely’s difficult as a result of the principals should not speaking.

TMZ broke the tales  … the estranged couple’s Bev Hills property is in the marketplace for $68 million and Ben simply closed on his personal $20.5 million mansion in Brentwood, as Jen stays on the hunt for a home of her personal.

Ben closed escrow on the home the identical day Jennifer turned 55 … that is only a coincidence, however we do know there isn’t a love misplaced between the 2.

Ben and J Lo will finally rent divorce legal professionals, and we’re advised no paperwork will likely be filed till they attain a settlement. They’ll file authorized docs requesting a divorce, the choose will signal it and that will likely be that.