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In a significant legal development on October 19, 2023, Cook County, Illinois, becomes the battleground for the divorce of Robert Stephen Garren and Kathleen Marie Garren. Their marriage, which commenced on April 8, 2021, is now deemed “irretrievably broken” due to irreconcilable differences.
Despite some key details not disclosed in the document, such as the addresses of the parties, it is clear that the couple shares one child, M.T.G., who was born in April 2010 and is currently 13 years old.
The divorce petition, represented by attorney Tanya Witt from The Witt Law Firm, P.C., lists a series of prayers. These include a judgment for the dissolution of marriage, joint or sole allocation of parental responsibilities regarding significant decision-making for their child, and a parenting time schedule that grants the petitioner equal or majority parenting time. Robert also seeks child support and a fair division of both marital property and debts, as well as a declaration to assign any non-marital debts of Kathleen to her.
Robert firmly requests that Kathleen be barred from receiving maintenance, asserting that she is employed, able-bodied, and capable of self-support. He believes in their ability to share joint decision-making responsibilities regarding their child.
One noteworthy quote from the filing highlights the irretrievable breakdown of the marriage due to irreconcilable differences: “The marriage is irretrievably broken, and there remains no reasonable likelihood that the marriage can be preserved.” Additionally, it is noted that the parties have been following a shared parenting time schedule since they began living apart earlier this year.
This divorce case opens a new chapter in the lives of Robert Stephen Garren and Kathleen Marie Garren, promising complex legal proceedings and the resolution of financial and parental matters in Cook County, Illinois.
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