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The marriage between Carter Smith and Stephen Eddy began with vows exchanged in a June 2023 ceremony in Chicago. Less than two years later, those promises unravel under the strain of irreconcilable differences. On April 18, 2025, Carter filed a Petition for Dissolution of Marriage in Cook County Circuit Court, seeking a formal end to their union.
Represented by attorneys Sara Imam and Michael Zaslavsky of Aronberg Goldgehn Davis & Garmisa, Carter affirms that the marriage—despite attempts at reconciliation—has reached an irretrievable end. The petition outlines that both parties are financially independent, employed, and in possession of assets sufficient to meet their respective needs. As such, Carter asks the court to bar any claim to spousal maintenance from either side.
Central to the filing is a prenuptial agreement signed on April 28, 2023—just weeks before the marriage—which the petitioner says fairly defines the division of property, debts, and other financial matters. Carter requests that the agreement be honored in full, allowing him to retain his non-marital property and ensuring a clear allocation of any marital liabilities.
The couple, who have no children together and are not engaged in any parallel litigation, are parting ways on pragmatic terms. What began with optimism in one of America’s great cities ends now in a courtroom, guided not by acrimony, but by contract and consent.
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