151 ben affleck and jennifer garner may have called it quits on their 10year marriage but the couple was spotted vacationing together in the bahamas last friday just three days after publicly announcing their split people magazine reports the parents of three young children have also decided to remain living together in their sprawling 175 million california mansion again for the sake of their kids ages 9 6 and 3 ben affleck and jennifer garner will continue to live on the same property ben affleck and jennifer garner to divorce the trip was really a chance for them to be with their children be together as a family and to keep everybody out of the spotlight said kate hogan deputy features editor for people which published photos of garner and affleck on their bahamas trip affleck 42 and garner43 are the latest celebrity couple to make the decision to coparent and even vacation together after a split following the lead of other former couples like chris martin and gwyneth paltrow and hilary duff and mike comrie the pairs decision to remain living together for their sake of their kids has its benefits parenting experts say the benefits of living in the same house if you are separated are that you have familiarity said dr janet taylor a new york citybased psychiatrist and certainly for your children they hopefully will have the opportunity of seeing you work something out even when its difficult in many ways again this divorce doesnt have to be that you know the doors are shut and you know the war of the roses taylor said referencing the 1989 film that depicted a vicious divorce work it out in a way that doesnt destroy you destroy your partner or destroy your children both affleck and garner are now returning to work along with caring for their kids after their family vacation affleck was spotted in los angeles monday without his wedding ring and is scheduled to appear at comiccon in san diego this weekend to promote batman v superman dawn of justice according to people garner is reportedly in atlanta now with the couples kids to shoot the film miracles from heaven people reports