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In a filing made on September 18, 2023, in St. Louis County, Missouri, Elizabeth J. Maluchnik has taken the step to end her marriage to Joseph P. Maluchnik, a union initiated on August 25, 2012. The couple, having no unemancipated children, cited an irretrievable breakdown as the reason for the dissolution, refraining from assigning specific blame. Elizabeth resides in St. Louis, Missouri while Joseph is a resident of Lancaster, Wisconsin.

Within the document, Maluchnik lays out her prayers, seeking the termination of the marriage, and presents a set of specific directives. She notably requests that neither party be granted maintenance and advocates for the rightful assignment of each party’s non-marital assets.

Gerald W. Linnenbringer of Linnenbringer Law serves as legal representation for Elizabeth J. Maluchnik.  The filing asserts, “The marriage is irretrievably broken and that therefore there remains no reasonable likelihood that the marriage can be preserved.” It further emphasizes the importance of equitably setting aside each party’s non-marital assets and the need for Court approval in cases where a Marital Settlement Agreement is reached, or, alternatively, for the Court to oversee the fair and just division of marital property and debts.

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