"I hope that Nikki and Artem are protecting their heart, and I hope that, more importantly, their son is okay," Burke tells PEOPLECheryl Burke is offering Nikki Garcia some advice following Artem Chigvintsev's arrest last month.

Cheryl Burke weighs in on the "sad" situation going on with friend and former "Dancing With the Stars" pro Artem Chigvintsev and Nikki Garcia.

Chigvintsev was arrested in Napa Valley on Aug. 29 on a charge of corporal injury to spouse, and his wife Nikki Garcia filed for divorce two weeks later

In court documents obtained by PEOPLE, Artem Chigvintsev responded to his estranged wife Nikki Garcia's divorce petition and requested the court terminate her ability to request spousal support while

This article contains mentions of domestic violence.  A lot has been happening in Artem Chigvintsev's life, following his arrest last month. While his wife, Nikki Garcia, has filed for divorce, recently,