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In a quiet filing that echoes the unraveling of a brief but significant union, Barbara Olivo Pavanello petitioned the Circuit Court of Cook County on April 21, 2025, to dissolve her marriage to George Louis D’Anna, citing irreconcilable differences that rendered reconciliation both futile and inadvisable.
The couple had married in Chicago on May 20, 2021, and shared no children. The marriage, just under four years in duration, was marked by the accumulation of both marital and non-marital property, including personal items, household furnishings, and individual assets that Barbara now seeks to have equitably divided. She contends that specific properties acquired during the union should be confirmed as hers alone, pursuant to the provisions outlined in the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act.
Through her attorney Aaron Alvarez of the Law Office of Michael A. Perez, Barbara is asking the court for a just division of shared assets, exclusive rights to her non-marital belongings, and an allocation of any debts according to personal ownership. Both parties are employed and self-sufficient, requiring no spousal maintenance or support.
What remains is the legal unwinding of a marriage that, despite shared intentions, could not withstand the private weight of discord.
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