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The marriage of Susan B. Brittain and Gerald Brittain, once ceremoniously sealed in Clark County, Nevada, is now the subject of quiet proceedings within the St. Charles County courts. Having been together for 13 years—bound by a union that began on a warm September day in 2011—the Brittains now stand at a point of dissolution. Susan has come forward, with her attorney Jamie L. Emahiser of Family Law Partners, asking the court to formally recognize the breakdown of their marriage.
The petition’s language is measured, almost careful, as it lays out the fundamentals: no children, no entangling military service, and no demands for spousal support. Yet within its calm requests, Susan’s appeal for division emerges with clarity. She asks for an equitable share of what they built together—no more, no less. Their assets, some marked distinctly as belonging to one or the other, rest in the court’s hands to sort. Though a Marital Separation Agreement remains unsigned, Susan has expressed hope that should one be drafted, it will carry the fairness and finality she now seeks.
The scene is neither dramatic nor acrimonious, but it is definite. For Susan and Gerald, who once stood before a Clark County officiant with vows of permanence, it is the court that now must bring closure to their marriage. Their story, one written across state lines, now narrows to a singular request for dissolution, free from conflict, asking only for a parting that matches their years with dignity.
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