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The first days of the new year often carry the weight of fresh resolutions and unfinished reckonings. For Aaron Christian Flanigan, that reckoning came on January 3, 2025, when he filed a petition in the Circuit Court of St. Louis County, Missouri, seeking to dissolve his 14-year marriage to Diamond Denise Flanigan. Represented by attorney Ben Aranda of The Aranda Law Firm, Aaron asserted that their union had reached an irretrievable breaking point, with no possibility of reconciliation.
The petition painted the picture of a marriage that had endured time but could no longer withstand its fractures. While the couple shared a household in Florissant, Missouri, they had grown apart in ways that paperwork could now formalize. Central to the case was the future of their minor children—Aaron requested joint legal and physical custody, with a court-ordered parenting plan ensuring both parents remained involved in their upbringing.
Beyond custody, the legal path forward was mapped with finality. Aaron requested the division of marital assets and debts, while ensuring each party retained their separate property. No spousal maintenance would be awarded, as both agreed to stand financially independent. Child support would be determined under Missouri’s guidelines, a necessary structure in the dismantling of what was once a shared life.
Fourteen years of marriage reduced to court filings and legal terms—such is the nature of dissolution. What remains now is a legal unraveling of the past, as the court prepares to finalize what was already decided in the hearts and minds of those involved.
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