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In a courtroom set to the backdrop of remote hearings, John Francis Thompson has filed for the dissolution of his 31-year marriage to Marianne Byrne in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois. Represented by attorney Rebecca LaRocque of the Buchanan Law Group, Thompson outlines irreconcilable differences as the cause for the breakdown of their union, which began in 1993.
Both parties reside at their shared residence in Chicago, and while they had two children, those children are now emancipated. Byrne, at 61, and Thompson, 67, are both employed full-time, and no minor children or other dependent obligations exist between them.
In his petition, Thompson requests that the marriage be dissolved and that Byrne receive no spousal maintenance or attorney fees. He also asks for the division of marital property and debts to be handled equitably, while maintaining that certain property belongs to him alone. Byrne, described as self-sufficient, is expected to be able to manage her finances independently.
This case brings forth a familiar story of a long marriage unraveling after decades, with Thompson seeking a fair and final separation without further financial entanglements. As efforts at reconciliation have failed, he prays the court grants a dissolution and an equitable distribution of their assets, bringing a definitive close to this chapter of their lives.
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