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There is a certain administrative clarity to Case No. 26SL-DR00460 in the Circuit Court of St. Louis County. Jonathan McIntosh has petitioned for dissolution of his marriage to Jessica McIntosh, asserting that both parties have lived in Missouri and in the county for more than ninety days prior to the commencement of the proceeding. The petition, verified before a notary in February 2, 2026, asks the court to recognize what it describes as an irretrievable breakdown, with no reasonable likelihood that the marriage can be preserved.
The marriage, solemnized on October 23, 2004, and registered in Clark County, Nevada, is said to have effectively separated upon the filing of the petition. Both parties are over eighteen. The respondent is not pregnant, and neither party is serving on active duty with the Armed Forces of the United States or its allies. The petitioner affirms his understanding of a continuing duty to inform the court of any related proceedings that might arise elsewhere.
Two children were born of the marriage. According to the filing, they have resided for the sixty days immediately preceding the petition with both parents at the same address and, for the past five years, with the parties as well. The petitioner states that he has not participated in any other custody or visitation proceedings and has no knowledge of actions—whether for enforcement, domestic violence, protective orders, termination of parental rights, or adoption—that would affect this case. No arrangements have yet been made for custody or support, though he contends it is in the children’s best interests that the parties be awarded joint legal and joint physical custody.
The petition also notes that the parties accumulated assets and debts during their marriage and requests equitable division under Missouri law. The petitioner asks that his non-marital property be set aside to him as separate property and that the marital property and debts be divided accordingly. With the filing now part of the public record in early 2026, the matter shifts from private negotiation to judicial process, where statutory requirements and court oversight will define the terms of conclusion and distribution.
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