After a year of nasty allegations, country singer Sara Evans was granted a divorce Friday in Nashville, Tenn., on the grounds of irreconcilable differences.

Williamson County Judge R.E. Lee Davies announced the agreement at a hearing.

The two sides agreed on a joint custody plan for their three children and a split of marital assets. Evans also agreed to pay ex-husband Craig Schelske alimony of at least $500,000 over 10 years.

Evans, 36, filed for divorce last October after 13 years of marriage, alleging that Schelske committed adultery, was verbally and emotionally abusive, drank excessively and frequently watched pornography in their home.

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Schelske, who ran for Congress as a Republican from Oregon's 5th District in 2002, denied all the allegations and responded in court documents that Evans filed for divorce the same day he discovered she was having an extramarital affair.

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