Editing Buzz Aldrin (section)

=== Marriages and children ===
[[File:Buzz Aldrin and wife the late Lois Driggs 2 (48426304911).jpg|thumb|Aldrin in 2001 with his third wife, Lois]]
Aldrin has been married four times. His first marriage was on December 29, 1954, to Joan Archer, a [[Rutgers University]] and [[Columbia University]] alumna with a master's degree. They had three children, James, Janice and Andrew. They filed for divorce in 1974.{{sfn|Aldrin|Abraham|2009|p=75}}<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-joan-aldrin-20150802-story.html |title=Joan Archer Aldrin dies at 84; dealt with the spotlight as astronaut's wife |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |first=Elaine |last=Woo |date=July 31, 2015 |access-date=December 1, 2018}}</ref> His second wife was Beverly Van Zile, whom he married on December 31, 1975,{{sfn|Aldrin|Abraham|2009|p=154}} and divorced in 1978. His third wife was Lois Driggs Cannon, whom he married on February 14, 1988.{{sfn|Aldrin|Abraham|2009|p=224}} Their divorce was finalized in December 2012. The settlement included 50{{nbsp}}percent of their $475,000 bank account and $9,500 a month plus 30{{nbsp}}percent of his annual income, estimated at more than $600,000.<ref>{{cite news |work=TMZ |url=http://www.tmz.com/2013/01/07/buzz-aldrin-divorced/ |title=Buzz Aldrin officially divorced |date=July 1, 2013 |access-date=November 20, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |work=CNN|title=Buzz Aldrin Fast Facts |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2013/01/15/us/buzz-aldrin-fast-facts/index.html |access-date=November 20, 2018}}</ref> {{As of|2022|post=,}} he had one grandson, Jeffrey Schuss, born to his daughter Janice, and three great-grandsons and one great-granddaughter.<ref>{{cite tweet |url=https://twitter.com/therealbuzz/status/854119124615786496?lang=en |user=TheRealBuzz |number=854119124615786496 |date=April 17, 2017 |author=Buzz Aldrin|access-date=December 18, 2017 |title=Aldrin Tweet about Great Grandchildren}}</ref><ref name="Agate">{{cite web |last=Agate |first=Samantha |date=December 6, 2022 |title=Astronaut Buzz Aldrin Is a Dad of 3: Meet His Kids With Late Ex-Wife Joan Archer Aldrin |website=[[Yahoo]] |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/astronaut-buzz-aldrin-dad-3-135503092.html |access-date=January 15, 2025 }}</ref>

In 2018, Aldrin was involved in a legal dispute with his children Andrew and Janice and former business manager Christina Korp over their claims that he was mentally impaired through [[dementia]] and [[Alzheimer's disease]]. His children alleged that he made new friends who were alienating him from the family and encouraging him to spend his savings at a high rate. They sought to be named legal guardians so they could control his finances.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-44609561 |title=US astronaut Buzz Aldrin sues his two children for 'misuse of finances'  |date=June 26, 2018 |work=BBC News Online |access-date=June 26, 2018}}</ref> In June, Aldrin filed a lawsuit against Andrew, Janice, Korp, and businesses and foundations run by the family.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/space/go-for-launch/os-buzz-aldrin-sues-children-20180625-story.html|title=Buzz Aldrin sues 2 of his children, claiming slander over dementia|last1=Schneider|first1=Mike|agency=Associated Press|work=Orlando Sentinel|date=June 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124131928/https://www.orlandosentinel.com/space/os-buzz-aldrin-sues-children-20180625-story.html|archive-date=January 24, 2022}}</ref> Aldrin alleged that Janice was not acting in his financial interest and that Korp was exploiting the elderly. He sought to remove Andrew's control of Aldrin's social media accounts, finances, and businesses. The situation ended when his children withdrew their petition and he dropped the lawsuit in March 2019, several months before the 50th anniversary of the Apollo{{nbsp}}11 mission.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/space/go-for-launch/os-ne-buzz-aldrin-children-legal-fight-20190313-story.html|title=Buzz Aldrin's legal fight with his children ends: 'Difficult situation' resolved ahead of Apollo{{nbsp}}11 anniversary|last1=Schneider|first1=Mike|agency=Associated Press|work=Orlando Sentinel|date=March 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200519134649/https://www.orlandosentinel.com/space/os-ne-buzz-aldrin-children-legal-fight-20190313-story.html|archive-date=May 19, 2020}}</ref>

On January 20, 2023, his 93rd birthday, Aldrin announced on [[Twitter]] that he had married for the fourth time, to his 63-year-old companion, Anca Faur.<ref>{{cite news|first=Tom|last=Ambrose|url=https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/jan/21/over-the-moon-buzz-aldrin-marries-long-time-love-on-his-93rd-birthday|title=Over the moon! Buzz Aldrin marries 'long-time love' on his 93rd birthday|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=January 20, 2023|access-date=June 17, 2024}}</ref><ref name="AncaTweet" />