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On August 19, 2025, the Circuit Court of Saint Charles County received the petition of Miranda N. Justice, formally seeking the dissolution of her marriage to John F. Justice. Their union, solemnized on October 31, 2021, in Saint Charles, Missouri, lasted just under three years before unraveling in the autumn of 2024, when the couple separated on September 8.
In her petition, Miranda attests that the marriage is “irretrievably broken,” with no possibility of reconciliation. The couple share no minor children, easing one layer of complexity often present in such proceedings. Instead, the matter before the court rests on questions of property and financial equity. Miranda affirms that she holds both marital and separate property, and asks the court to grant her a fair division of assets.
She further requests that John, described as an able-bodied man earning a substantial wage, contribute to the costs of the action, including her legal fees. Representation for Miranda is provided by Nicholas J. Tindall of NJT Law Partners, L.L.C., based in Saint Louis, who underscores the petitioner’s plea for equitable relief.
Though the case is one among many heard each year in Missouri’s family courts, it is also emblematic: marriages that begin with hope can, through time and strain, end in the sober language of petitions and decrees. The Justices’ story, now entrusted to the court’s judgment, reflects the enduring task of the law to divide what once was joined.
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