Following a status hearing in Las Vegas Justice Court, the court confirmed that the district attorney had declined to prosecute and ordered Thaís Mendes’s bond exonerated. Separately, District Court Judge Amy Mastin granted Our Nevada Judges, Inc.’s request to provide comprehensive electronic coverage of the divorce proceedings.

Patrick Mendes and Thaís Ramone first appeared on television after Thaís moved from Brazil to the United States on a K-1 fiancé visa. The couple had 90 days following her arrival to marry. Four years after their February 2022 wedding, Patrick filed for divorce in Nevada, beginning a custody dispute involving their young daughter. Their relationship had many of the conflicts familiar to reality television. Thaís’s father distrusted Patrick, Patrick’s brother often got involved in the couple’s problems, and they argued over money, loyalty, independence, and family. By the time Patrick and Thaís appeared on the 2026 season of 90 Day Fiancé: The Last Resort, these issues had placed considerable strain on their marriage. Brazil Patrick, an American with family ties to Brazil, said he met Thaís while traveling there to reconnect with his retired father. TLC's account shows they connected through a dating app, and Patrick learned Portuguese so they could communicate. He proposed approximately 11 months after they met. Thaís later came to the United States through the K-1 process, and the couple joined Season 9 of 90 Day Fiancé. The program follows international couples during the narrow period in which the foreign fiancé must marry the sponsoring American citizen or leave the country. That structure made Patrick and Thaís a natural fit for the series. Thaís moved into Patrick's home, where his older brother, John McManus, also lived. The arrangement quickly produced one of the couple's defining conflicts. Thaís wanted privacy and a home that felt like her own. Patrick felt responsible for John, with whom he shared a difficult childhood and an unusually close bond. John was funny, blunt, and suspicious of Thaís. She rarely hid her dislike of his drinking, his commentary, or his involvement in their decisions. Another problem waited in Brazil. Thaís had not clearly told her father, Carlos, that she planned to marry Patrick. Her father's distrust of Patrick became a recurring storyline. The couple nevertheless married in Sorrento, Florida, on February 22, 2022. Their daughter, Aleesi, was born later that year. John Remained Inside the Marriage Marriage and parenthood did not remove John from the story. In later appearances, including 90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After and The Last Resort, he remained both Patrick's ally and Thaís's antagonist. The unusual twist was that John and Thaís's father appeared to like one another despite not sharing a language. Their friendship showed up in gestures, translated conversations, and shared skepticism about Patrick and Thaís's relationship. On The Last Resort, John accused Thaís of being unfaithful while she was in Brazil. He reportedly based his suspicions, at least partly, on conversations with her father. Because John and Thaís’s father do not speak the same language fluently, something may have been misunderstood. John made the accusation, and Patrick took it seriously, but the available information does not confirm an affair. By then, Patrick no longer seemed to trust Thaís. Her trips to Brazil made him uneasy, and he began questioning whether she had been faithful. John’s accusations only added to those doubts. John's own life supplied an uncomfortable parallel. After he and his fiancée, Meghan Brown, welcomed their daughter Rowan in January 2026, TLC promoted a 90 Day Diaries storyline in which John took a DNA test to determine whether he was the child's father. Money Problems Patrick had spent years building his career. By May 2026, he reported earning about $10,000 per month and estimated Thaís’s monthly income at $5,000. Yet despite the couple’s high combined income of roughly $15,000 a month, their finances were overwhelmed by debt. Patrick's sworn disclosure listed $241,331.02 in unsecured debt. The listed debts included over $80,000 owed to a bank, $89,000 owed on two business-card balances associated with Patrick’s failed business, and over $71,000 across seven personal credit cards. He attributed about $20,000 of that personal debt to Thaís. His divorce complaint also listed $30,000 in tax debt. TLC described a failed business, health problems, and financial recovery as part of the couple's difficulties. By the time Patrick filed for divorce, the Henderson house had disappeared from the family’s financial picture. His complaint says the family left the residence in July 2025, and ten months later, neither the complaint nor his financial disclosure identified any real estate to divide. The available records do not show whether the house was sold, what it brought in, or where any proceeds went. They leave a more striking question unanswered: How did a household reporting substantial income emerge from the home with no listed real estate and more than $241,000 in unsecured debt? Thaís's counterclaim said that the extent of the community assets and debts remained unknown to her. She requested an accounting of whether Patrick had taken control of community accounts, concealed funds, or wasted community assets. The Last Resort Became a Final Warning The couple joined the third season of 90 Day Fiancé: The Last Resort for relationship therapy. TLC described the preceding years as marked by their daughter's birth, a move to Las Vegas, a failed business, and health concerns. The network said the couple argued about spending, emotional support, communication, intimacy, and Thaís's desire to visit Brazil more frequently, sometimes without Patrick. The Divorce Complaint Patrick filed for divorce in the Eighth Judicial District Court on May 20, 2026. He cited incompatibility and requested sole legal custody and primary physical custody of their daughter, Aleesi. Patrick also told the court that Aleesi had been living with him since May 6. The court issued a routine joint preliminary injunction the same day. Thaís was served on May 21. When she did not answer within 21 days, Patrick requested entry of default and summary disposition on June 15. Attorney Carmen Marisol appeared for Thaís on June 16, and Thaís filed an answer and counterclaim the following day. She sought joint legal and physical custody, child support, spousal support, attorney fees, and a full disclosure of the marital finances. Patrick later retained attorney Kurt Smith and denied the allegations in her counterclaim. The Confrontation Two days after filing for divorce, police responded to a dispute at Thaís's residence. Body-camera footage shows Patrick telling officers that he had filed for divorce and served Thaís with the preliminary injunction. According to Patrick, Thaís intended to travel to Brazil and wanted to take Aleesi. Still, the injunction prevented either parent from removing the child from Nevada without consent or court approval. Patrick said he brought the child to say goodbye before Thaís's trip. Patrick alleged that Thaís slapped him across the face. Officers reported seeing a mark and said Patrick had captured the encounter on his phone. Thaís gave a sharply different account, telling police that Patrick used their daughter to control her and had come to the residence and attacked her as she prepared to leave for Brazil. Police arrested Thaís on suspicion of first-offense misdemeanor domestic battery, and the State opened a probable-cause matter in Las Vegas Justice Court as Case No. 26-PC-049466. She posted a $3,000 surety bond. What the Divorce Means for Thaís's Immigration Status The K-1 visa allowed Thaís to enter the United States on the condition that she marry Patrick within 90 days. After the wedding, she could apply for permanent residence. If approved during the first two years of their marriage, her green card would initially be conditional and valid for two years. That process can leave an immigrant spouse vulnerable. While learning a new language and adjusting to life in a new country, the person may rely on the American spouse for money, transportation, and help with immigration paperwork. Having a U.S.-citizen child can make leaving even more difficult. Returning home could mean separation from the child, while remaining in the United States may prolong dependence on a troubled marriage. Thaís appeared to describe that fear during the police encounter. She said Patrick controlled her because she was “not from here” and accused him of using their daughter to prevent her from leaving. By August, Patrick’s custody posture had softened. He filed a motion seeking joint legal and joint physical custody rather than the sole and primary custody requested in his original complaint. On August 26, the parties agreed to withdraw the motion because they had resolved its disputed allegations. The court vacated the related October hearing and directed the parents to Family Mediation Center services. The unanswered questions include the origin of more than $241,000 in unsecured debt, the disposition of the couple's assets, and how two parents will divide responsibility for the daughter whose arrival once marked the happiest moment in their televised story. Patrick and Thaís found fame on a show built around the K-1 visa’s 90-day deadline. For Thaís, marriage meant starting over in a new country, learning English, and relying on her husband. Patrick carried burdens of his own, including a growing family, mounting debt, a failed business, health problems, and conflict within the family. Under that kind of pressure, arguments about money, relatives, and trips to Brazil were rarely just arguments. By the time Patrick and Thaís arrived at The Last Resort, suspicion had already consumed their marriage. Months later, the questions once shaped into television drama had moved into two courtrooms, where the consequences were no longer part of the show.