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Joe Haas, a 70-year-old resident of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, has petitioned for the dissolution of his marriage to Ruth Ma, aged 59, citing irreconcilable differences. The petition, filed on October 15, 2024, marks the end of their 32-year marriage. Despite their long union, Haas claims that the irretrievable breakdown of their relationship leaves no room for reconciliation, having lived apart for more than six months. Their marriage, which began on July 11, 1992, produced two children, both now emancipated.
Represented by Ali Isroff of Sterling Lawyers, LLC, Haas requests the court to dissolve the marriage and bar either party from receiving spousal maintenance, asserting that both he and Ruth are capable of meeting their own financial needs. He seeks an equitable division of their marital assets and liabilities but insists that his pre-marital assets be deemed non-marital and retained solely by him. Additionally, Haas requests that each party pay their own legal fees.
As a final plea, Haas asks for a just allocation of any remaining marital debts and a swift resolution to a marriage that has reached its end not through drama but through a quiet, slow collapse. The petition paints a picture of two individuals with sufficient means who, despite decades together, now walk their separate paths without further entanglement in each other’s lives.
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