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Joshua D. Martin filed for dissolution of marriage against Kala L. Martin on May 6, 2025, in St. Charles County, Missouri, marking the formal unraveling of a marriage that began on July 6, 2011. Their union, registered in St. Louis County, has weathered more than thirteen years but has now reached what Martin describes as an “irretrievable breakdown.” Separation came years earlier, around January 2018, yet no resolution had been reached until this petition.
The couple shares one minor child, for whom joint legal and physical custody is sought, with the child’s residence designated primarily at the petitioner’s home in Wentzville. Neither party has made prior arrangements for custody or child support, and both are deemed capable of supporting themselves without maintenance.
Martin’s petition, filed with assistance from Jonathan D. Marks of The Marks Law Firm, L.L.C., outlines a request for a fair division of marital property and debts, emphasizing an equitable distribution under Missouri law. Notably, neither party seeks spousal maintenance or attorney fee awards.
The petition frames the dissolution in clinical terms — a marriage beyond repair, a child whose best interests require shared custody, and a court’s role to impose order on financial and custodial matters left unresolved. In the quiet sweep of legal formalities, the story of a family’s breakdown is laid bare.
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