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The end of December, a time of reflection and renewal, took a somber turn in Cook County as the glow of Christmas receded. On December 26, 2024, Azucena Melgarejo Ferreyra, represented by Angilberto Tamayo of Natkin and Associates, P.C., filed a petition in the Circuit Court, seeking to dissolve her marriage to Ramiro Suarez Angel. What began as a hopeful union in Michoacán, Mexico, on January 17, 2000, had unraveled into years of estrangement and silence. By 2015, the couple ceased to live as husband and wife, leaving their three children—two still minors—in Azucena’s care.
The petition outlines a grim narrative: allegations of neglect, abandonment, and abuse that severed the ties between Ramiro and his children. Azucena, residing in Chicago, asserts that she has been the sole source of stability and care for her children, Mariana and Vanessa, providing them with safety, education, and affection in stark contrast to their father’s prolonged absence.
With Christmas behind her, Azucena turns to the court not just to dissolve her marriage but to secure sole parental responsibilities. She implores the court to acknowledge the dangers of returning her children to Mexico, a place shadowed by threats and instability, and to affirm their future in the United States.
As the year ends, the petition reflects a season not of celebration but of closure—a plea to sever ties with the past and usher in a new chapter for her family, marked by hope and resilience.
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