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In the Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri, at Independence, a petition for dissolution of marriage sets out a brief union and a request to formally bring it to an end. The filing, made in March 16, 2026, comes from Brandon Michael Resch, who seeks to dissolve his marriage to Nicole Lynn Resch after just over two years.

The petition records that the couple were married on December 11, 2023, in Liberty, Missouri, and remained husband and wife until their separation in January 2026. Both are identified as residents of Missouri, with the petitioner stating he has lived in the state for the required statutory period prior to initiating the case.

At the center of the filing is a single claim: that the marriage is irretrievably broken due to incompatibility. No children were born of the marriage, and the respondent is not pregnant, according to the petition. The document outlines that property and debts were accumulated during the marriage and should be divided either by agreement or, failing that, by the court in a fair and equitable manner, while non-marital property is to remain with its original owner.

The petitioner further states that both parties have the capacity to support themselves and are not in need of maintenance. Each is described as able to meet their own reasonable needs, with a request that both bear their own attorney’s fees unless circumstances change during proceedings. The filing also notes that neither party is in military service.

As the case moves forward, it follows a familiar legal pathway—documentation, potential agreement, or judicial division—marking the administrative unwinding of a marriage that lasted a short span of time. Within the court’s schedule, it becomes one of many such filings, each reflecting a private decision now translated into formal process and record.

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