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A marriage recorded in Jackson County in 2017 is now the subject of a petition for dissolution filed in the 16th Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri, sitting at Independence. Aubree D. Brattin-Volkens has asked the court to dissolve her marriage to Allison R. Brattin-Volkens, asserting that the relationship is irretrievably broken. The petition was filed on February 23, 2026.
The filing states that both parties have been residents of Jackson County, Missouri, for more than ninety consecutive days preceding the commencement of the proceeding. The petitioner resides in Greenwood; the respondent in Lee’s Summit. They were married on September 16, 2017, in Jackson County, where the marriage was registered, and separated on or about August 1, 2024. Neither party is on active duty with the Armed Forces.
Two children were born of the marriage. The petition affirms that neither party is currently pregnant and that, for more than six months prior to the commencement of the action, the children resided in Missouri with both parents. The petitioner seeks joint legal and joint physical custody, designation of her address for mailing and educational purposes, approval of a joint parenting plan if reached, and an order for child support pursuant to Missouri statute and Supreme Court rule.
The document also addresses the division of marital and non-marital property and debt, requesting that any Property Settlement Agreement be found fair and conscionable or, absent agreement, that the court divide assets and obligations equitably. It alleges that the respondent engaged in an extramarital affair and asks the court to consider any resulting marital misconduct in distributing property. The petitioner further seeks attorney fees and restoration of her prior name, Aubree Danielle Brattin. Filed in late February, as court calendars advance through the early weeks of the year, the petition places private allegations and negotiated possibilities within a structured legal framework—one that will translate claims, agreements, and statutory standards into a formal judgment.
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