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The marriage between Julrita Campbell and Jerome Campbell arrived in court carrying the long weight of time rather than spectacle. Filed in Cook County, Illinois, the Petition for Dissolution of Marriage, submitted on December 5, 2025, outlines the quiet unravelling of a union that began on April 25, 1986, and endured nearly four decades before giving way to irreconcilable differences.
The petition states that the marriage has suffered an irretrievable breakdown, with all efforts at reconciliation exhausted and no reasonable path forward remaining. Two children were born during the marriage, both now emancipated, leaving the court to focus squarely on the economic and legal disentanglement of the parties rather than custodial matters.
Through her counsel, Attorney Michael F. Bonaguro of Leinenweber Baroni Daffada, LLC, Julrita Campbell asks the court to enter a judgment dissolving the marriage and to award her a just and equitable division of marital assets, including those presently known and any later identified. She further requests that all non-marital property be set aside to her as her sole and separate property and that marital debts be apportioned equitably between the parties.
The petition seeks to permanently bar both parties from receiving maintenance from one another, asserting that each is capable of supporting themselves without spousal support. Julrita Campbell also raises the issue of potential dissipation of marital assets, requesting reimbursement should such claims be substantiated. Finally, she asks that attorney’s fees and costs be apportioned in accordance with Illinois law and that the court grant any additional relief deemed fair and just—an appeal not for drama, but for balance after a long shared history.
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