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In Kansas City, Missouri, a marriage that stretched across nearly two decades has now found its way into the formal record of the Jackson County Family Court. On September 22, 2025, Clay Johnson, represented by Willis L. Toney of Toney Law Firm, LLC, filed a petition to dissolve his marriage to Vedia Johnson. Their story began with vows exchanged on June 3, 2006, but separation came on July 7, 2023, leaving the intervening years to unravel quietly until the filing set closure in motion.
The petition outlines a life already divided. The couple shared one child, born in 2003, who is now emancipated and beyond the concerns of custody or support. Property and retirement accounts have been sorted, with each keeping their own and agreeing that no further division is necessary. The family home on Kansas City is to be transferred to Clay, with Vedia agreeing to sign the quitclaim deed and related documents. Neither seeks maintenance, both acknowledging the ability to stand on their own.
Vedia Johnson has asked that her maiden name, Anderson, be restored, a detail that suggests a turning of the page rather than an erasure. The petition states with formality that the marriage is irretrievably broken, echoing the language of law while pointing to a personal truth: what once held the couple together cannot be pieced back. For the court, the work is straightforward. For the parties, it marks the end of a shared chapter and the beginning of separate futures.
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