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January 27, 2026, marked the beginning of a formal unraveling for Courtney Fitzgerald. That day, she, represented by Nicole M. Fisher of Fisher Law LLC, filed a petition for the dissolution of her marriage to Timothy M. Fitzgerald in the Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri. The couple, married on September 22, 2012, in Kansas City, Missouri, had reached a point where the union could no longer be preserved. The petition paints a portrait of a marriage concluded with pragmatism rather than rancor: no maintenance is sought, and both parties are deemed capable of providing for themselves.
Central to the filing are the minor children—two un-emancipated offspring whose welfare defines much of the petition’s structure. Courtney requests that the court award joint physical and legal custody, designate her address for educational and mailing purposes, and adopt her Proposed Parenting Plan, which she will submit at a later date. She also asks the court to ensure child support is rendered through the Family Support Payment Center, reflecting a careful attention to stability and continuity.
The petition further addresses property and financial matters: all marital property and debts are to be divided equitably, separate non-marital property recognized, and each party held responsible for their own legal fees unless litigation is protracted. Finally, Courtney seeks the restoration of her maiden name, Courtney Layne Hall, signaling both a symbolic and practical reclamation of self. In this January filing, at the cold cusp of a new year, there is a deliberate, almost cinematic attention to structure, responsibility, and the quiet assertion of agency—a story not of spectacle, but of life’s meticulous, human details formalized by law.
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