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In a significant legal development, Linda Spiel and Robert Spiel, residents of Tinley Park, Cook County, Illinois, have filed for divorce on October 11, 2023. Their marriage, which began on April 28, 1979, in Schiller Park, Illinois, has faced an irretrievable breakdown due to irreconcilable differences. The couple has two adult children, Christopher and Vicki, both emancipated.
The petitioner, Linda Spiel, represented by attorney Christi Alexander from the Law Office of Christi Alexander, has submitted a list of prayers to the court. These include a judgment for the dissolution of marriage, requesting that Robert be barred from receiving maintenance while Linda seeks maintenance for her daily living expenses. Both parties are also seeking an equitable allocation of marital property, and Linda is to retain her non-marital property. Additionally, the petition asks that Linda be allowed to resume her maiden name, Linda Freye. The parties are to be responsible for their respective attorney’s fees and costs.
The filing underscores that attempts at reconciliation would be impractical and not in the best interest of the couple. Their marriage has seen the acquisition of marital property during the course of their relationship.
Linda Spiel’s request for maintenance highlights her need for financial support to meet her daily living expenses, a matter to be determined during the legal proceedings. The divorce, taking place in Cook County, Illinois, draws attention to the challenges and complexities that long-term marriages may face, even as the parties pursue an amicable dissolution of their union.
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