Kim Kardashian & Kanye West Have Been Living 'Separate Lives' For Months

Our sources say the couple is currently in intensive marriage counseling, hoping to patch things up and stay married.

As we reported, the New York Post reported earlier today that Kim Kardashian had hired famed attorney Laura Wasser to start the process of getting divorced. But, we're told Wasser has been working with the family for years including with Kim's prior divorce, Kris Jenner and Caitlyn Jenner's split, and even Rob Kardashian. In other words, no "new hiring" happened in this case.

We are told that ongoing discussions are happening in regards to the possible legal split.

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Kanye West is spending most of his time living on the family's Wyoming ranch, and Kim has remained here in Los Angeles with the couple's four young children.

We're told Kardashian has made several trips to the mid-west to see Kanye, in hopes that the couple can work out their differences. But, as we reported, Kim was photographed crying in an SUV after an emotional meeting with her husband.

Kanye is from serious mental illness, including a trip to the emergency room in Wyoming after having extreme anxiety. Our sources say the 'Yeezy' boss is currently doing alright, but the last episode was very hard on the family.

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We're told the final decision has not been made whether or no Kim Kardashian will file for divorce from the rapper, but there have been discussions about the legal process with the family's legal team.

The good news, Kim and Kanye are in complete agreement on parenting and custody of the children, and we're told there will be no issues with the kids. But, it should be noted that it's unclear if Kanye has hired his own legal team, and what may happen on that end.

At this point, neither party is filing for divorce, and there is still hope to work out the relationship.