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A filing in the Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri, at Independence has placed the marriage of Daniel L. Franklin and Teresa J. Franklin before the court. The petition, submitted by Daniel L. Franklin through counsel, outlines the formal request for dissolution and the matters the court is asked to resolve as the case proceeds.
Court documents indicate that both parties have been residents of Missouri for the required period preceding the case. The couple married on December 3, 2005, in Kansas City, Missouri, with the marriage recorded in Jackson County. The petition states that the parties separated in April 2019 and have not lived together as husband and wife since that time. The legal action itself was filed March 10, 2026, initiating the court’s involvement in the matter.
In the filing, Daniel L. Franklin states that the marriage is irretrievably broken and that there is no reasonable likelihood it can be preserved. The petition notes that children were born during the marriage and asks the court to order joint legal and joint physical custody of the minor child. It also references an existing administrative child support order and requests that support continue or be determined under Missouri guidelines.
The document further states that the parties acquired property and debts during the marriage but have not reached a settlement regarding their division. It asks the court to divide marital property and obligations in a fair and equitable manner while setting aside each party’s separate property. The petition states that neither party seeks maintenance and notes that the respondent may request restoration of a prior name.
Such filings often condense years into a structured legal account—dates, requests, and statutory references arranged for judicial review. With the petition entered in Jackson County on March 10, 2026, the matter now moves forward through the procedural steps of Missouri’s family court system, where the court will determine the terms that bring the marriage to a formal close.
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