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The record begins plainly: two names placed opposite one another in the Circuit Court of St. Charles County, Missouri. Heather Bocek appears as petitioner, Darin Ufert as respondent, their marriage now the subject of a formal request for dissolution. The filing reached the court on February 26, 2026, setting out the facts in the careful language typical of such petitions.

According to the document, both parties have lived in St. Charles County for more than ninety days prior to the filing. Heather Bocek lists an address in Cottleville, while Darin Ufert is identified with an address in Lake Saint Louis. The court, the petition states, holds proper jurisdiction to hear the matter.

The marriage itself dates to June 20, 2018, recorded in St. Charles County. The petition notes that the parties separated on January 15, 2025. It further states that there are no unemancipated children born or adopted of the marriage and that the petitioner is not pregnant.

Heather Bocek asserts that the marriage is irretrievably broken and that there is no reasonable likelihood it can be preserved. She asks the court to dissolve the marriage and to divide marital property and debts in a fair and equitable manner, while setting aside the separate property of each party. The petition also seeks maintenance from Darin Ufert and requests that he pay attorney’s fees and court costs associated with the case.

In court records, such filings rarely attempt to tell a full story. They establish a framework instead: a marriage entered in 2018, a separation in early 2025, and a petition placed before the court in late February of the following year. What remains is a legal process—measured, procedural, and designed to settle the practical questions that follow the decision to end a marriage.

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