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In a petition filed on April 18, 2025, in the Circuit Court of Jackson County, Ashley A. Flores Slamans stepped away from the remnants of a marriage once rooted in Independence, Missouri. Represented by Grace E. Eagan of Fisher Law LLC, she asks the court to formally dissolve her union with Todd R. Slamans, stating with quiet finality that the marriage is irretrievably broken.
There are no minor children to account for, no military entanglements to delay the process, and no call for maintenance—each party, it seems, is expected to carry their own burdens into the future. The petition reflects a calculated parting rather than a contested exit. The shared marital property and debts, ungoverned by any prior settlement agreement, are to be divided by the court in a way deemed fair and equitable.
Ashley seeks the restoration of her maiden name—Ashley Anne Flores—a symbolic return to self after the unraveling of a shared life. Though no specific date of separation is cited, the language of the petition leaves little room for ambiguity. What remains is not a question of whether the marriage is salvageable, but how best to unwind it with as little collateral damage as possible.
Each party is to bear their own legal costs, unless resistance by the respondent necessitates otherwise. This, then, is not a dramatic severance but a slow, formal undoing of a bond already frayed beyond repair.
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