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They were married on a spring day in 1998, when the trees of Kansas City were budding with new life. Latiste Y. Taylor and Robin D. Taylor began their journey together under vows made in Jackson County, Missouri. But the years that followed wore on, slowly eroding the foundation of that union. By August of 2016, the distance between them had become physical as well as emotional. And now, almost nine years after their separation, the final chapter has begun.
On April 3, 2025, Latiste Y. Taylor filed a pro se Petition for Dissolution of Marriage in the Circuit Court of Jackson County, citing irreconcilable differences as the cause of an irretrievable breakdown of their marriage. No attorney appeared on record for the petitioner. The marriage, she stated under oath, could not be saved.
They had built a life together—three children now grown and emancipated, and shared property whose fate now rests with the court. Both Latiste and Robin are currently unemployed, and neither party serves in the armed forces. The petition seeks equitable division of property and debts, with no claims for custody, support, or maintenance, given that the children are now adults.
The paperwork, paid for in full by the petitioner, is official. The story of a 27-year marriage—of highs, heartbreaks, and the quiet undoing of a shared life—has now moved to the legal stage. The state will record it. A judge will finalize it. But it was already written in silence, years ago.
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