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The document bears a January 36, 2026 notary date, but the petition itself was filed February 6, 2026, in the Family Court Division of the Circuit Court of St. Charles County, Missouri. In it, Bryan Laroy Casey asks the court to dissolve his marriage to Diamond N. Jones, a union registered in that same county on April 16, 2021.
Bryan Laroy Casey states that he has resided in Missouri for more than ninety days preceding the commencement of the proceeding and is a resident of St. Charles County. Diamond N. Jones is likewise identified as a resident of St. Charles County and of the State of Missouri for the same statutory period. The petition records that the parties separated on or about May 23, 2023.
Two minor children were born of the marriage. The petition states they are in the actual custody of the respondent and that no arrangements have been made regarding custody and support. It further affirms that the petitioner has not participated in any other litigation concerning custody in Missouri or elsewhere, and that he has no knowledge of other proceedings or third parties claiming custody or visitation rights. The respondent is not now pregnant, and neither party is a member of the Armed Forces of the United States.
The filing asserts that both parties are able-bodied individuals earning sufficient income to provide for their reasonable needs and that neither is entitled to maintenance from the other. It declares that there is no reasonable likelihood the marriage can be preserved and characterizes it as irretrievably broken. The petitioner requests joint primary care, custody and control of the minor children, a determination of child support under Missouri law, an equitable division of marital property and debts, and that each party be responsible for his or her own attorney’s fees and court costs.
February often brings a return to routine after the turn of the year, and court dockets reflect that steadying rhythm. Here, the petition sets out dates, residences, and statutory assertions in measured terms. What follows will proceed within the framework of Missouri law, where findings are entered, property divided, and responsibilities defined in writing, concluding a matter that has already altered the private lives it describes.
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