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In Jackson County, Missouri, a long chapter in the lives of Victoria A. Martin and Donald Ray Martin moves toward closure with a petition for dissolution of marriage filed on September 27, 2025. Represented by Shanna Jacoby of Jacoby Law Firm LLC, Victoria seeks the court’s acknowledgment that her marriage of more than nine years has reached an end it can no longer forestall.
The Martins were married on May 30, 2016, in Las Vegas, Nevada—a union begun in the bright promise of a destination wedding that ultimately could not survive the distance of irreconcilable differences. They separated on March 29, 2023, and no children were born or adopted during the marriage. Victoria affirms that she is not pregnant, and neither party serves in the armed forces.
The petition asks the court to dissolve the marriage, to ensure that each party retains their own non-marital property, and, if no settlement agreement is reached, to divide their shared property and debts equitably. It also requests that Victoria be awarded her attorney’s fees and other relief the court deems fair.
What stands out in this filing is the pragmatic tone—there is little suggestion of acrimony, but a clear recognition that the marriage, once hopeful, is now “irretrievably broken.” The case underscores how the law steps in not to mend relationships but to manage the responsibilities and assets left behind when two people decide to part.
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