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On the afternoon of June 18, 2025, just before the clock struck 3:20 PM, Carmyn Thompson walked her truth to the clerk’s desk at the Cook County Domestic Relations Division. With it, she filed a petition that reached beyond paper: a call for independence and protection, seeking the dissolution of her nearly ten-year marriage to Michael Thompson.
According to the petition, the couple—once united on a fall day in 2015 in Chicago—now finds themselves bound not by love, but by legal strife. Carmyn, 45, part-time employed and a full-time mother, alleges a dangerous shift in their shared home. Just a day prior to her filing, she was granted an Emergency Order of Protection against Michael, restricting his contact with her and their three children and granting her exclusive possession of their shared home.
She claims Michael is unfit for parental responsibility, citing not just the protection order, but also her years as the children’s primary caregiver. Their children—ages nine, four, and not yet two—remain at the heart of her plea. Represented by Beermann LLP, with attorneys Madison H. Boland and Nicole C. Edidin, Carmyn requests sole decision-making authority, majority parenting time, child support, and maintenance—permanent, if the court agrees.
There is no marital agreement yet on property or support. She argues Michael should bear his own legal costs, while assisting with hers. As the petition outlines, reconciliation has been exhausted. What remains is the pursuit of equitable relief and a new beginning.
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