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

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

Ben and Jen’s icy relationship is absolutely 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 attorneys and are as a substitute having all the pieces undergo their respective enterprise managers, who’re attempting to determine the financials behind the divorce … nevertheless it’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 ultimately rent divorce attorneys, and we’re advised no paperwork will probably be filed till they attain a settlement. They will file authorized docs requesting a divorce, the choose will signal it and that will probably be that.

But till Ben and Jen begin speaking once more, issues will proceed transferring at a snail’s tempo.