What Ben Affleck Was Up to Before Jennifer Lopez Filed: Japan with Jennifer Garner and Kids, Violet’s College Dropoff

Ben Affleck had an eventful few weeks before news of his split from Jennifer Lopez was announced.

On Tuesday, Aug. 20, Lopez, 55, filed for divorce from the actor, 52, after just over two years of marriage, multiple sources confirmed to PEOPLE. The pair tied the knot in Las Vegas on July 17, 2022, but Aug. 20 marked the second anniversary of their traditional wedding ceremony in Georgia.

Hours before news of Lopez’s filing broke, Affleck and his ex-wife Jennifer Garner, 52, arrived back in Los Angeles after dropping their daughter Violet, 18, off at college at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut.

After getting off the plane, Garner and Affleck got in the car and left together.

“Jen and Ben are great at coming together for family events,” a source told PEOPLE. “Violet’s brilliant and very responsible. Jen and Ben know she’ll do fantastic.”

On Monday, an insider said that Affleck “has been very focused on getting Violet ready for move-in” amid his and Lopez’s marital tension.

“It’s, of course, a huge deal for the whole family, and they’ve all been so excited the last few weeks,” the source added to PEOPLE.