Reese Witherspoon Praises Ryan Phillippes Fathering Skills

She told Parade magazine recently: My ex-husband is very involved in raising our beautiful children.. The couple separated in October 2006, but continued to share custody and responsibility for their two sons, nine-year-old daughter Ava and five years, son Deacon. Reese Witherspoon praised ex-husband Ryan Phillippe abilities as a father.