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A petition now before the Family Court of St. Charles County, case number 2611-FC00261, sets out the formal end of a marriage between Peyton V. Henke and Jeffrey J. Henke. The filing, sworn and submitted in February 18, 2026, invokes the court’s jurisdiction after each party resided in Missouri for more than ninety days preceding the action.
The record states that the parties were married on September 27, 2019, with the marriage registered in St. Charles County. They separated on or about January 6, 2026. Both are over eighteen years of age and Missouri residents, with addresses listed in Wentzville and O’Fallon. The petition confirms that there are no unemancipated children born to the parties and that the petitioner is not pregnant. Neither party is a member of the Armed Forces of the United States or its allies.
Property and obligation are addressed with deliberate symmetry. Each party possesses certain separate and non-marital assets to be set aside accordingly. During the course of the marriage, they accumulated marital property and certain obligations. The petitioner asks the court to approve any Marital Settlement Agreement reached as not unconscionable, or, if none is executed, to divide marital property and debts in a fair and equitable manner. Neither party seeks maintenance.
The petition concludes with the assertion that the marriage is irretrievably broken and that no reasonable likelihood remains that it can be preserved. Filed in the early weeks of the year, as households recalibrate routines and responsibilities, the case moves from separation in January into a legal forum that will determine the final distribution of assets and liabilities. The court’s decree, when entered, will not narrate the marriage but will fix its conclusion in enforceable terms.
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