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A petition bearing case number 2616-FC01318 has been lodged in the Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri, Family Court Division, setting out in measured terms the end of a marriage that began less than three years ago. Filed February 19, 2026, the action was brought by David M. Mumm against Brenna C. Mumm and asks the court to dissolve their union.

The document states that both parties have been residents of Missouri for more than ninety days preceding the commencement of the proceeding. They were married on June 5, 2022, with the marriage registered in Summit County, Colorado. The separation occurred on or about May 15, 2025. The petition asserts there is no reasonable likelihood the marriage can be preserved and describes it as irretrievably broken.

It further affirms that the respondent is not pregnant and that neither party is serving on active duty with the Armed Forces of the United States or its allies. Both are described as able-bodied and capable of supporting themselves, and neither seeks maintenance. The filing makes clear that no children were born of the marriage.

Property remains the principal matter for adjudication. The petition notes that assets and obligations were accumulated during the marriage and requests that any Marital Settlement Agreement be found not unconscionable. Failing such an agreement, it asks the court to divide marital property and debts in a fair and equitable manner. The relief sought is direct: dissolution and appropriate division.

In February, when the routines of a new year settle into place, such filings reflect a turn from private separation to formal resolution. The court’s role is procedural and bounded by statute—residency confirmed, dates established, capacity affirmed, property allocated. The petition does not dwell on causes; it sets out conditions. What follows will unfold within that structure, as the law translates a concluded relationship into an ordered decree.

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