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In the stillness of a long summer’s journey, a quiet declaration emerged from Kansas City. On July 3, 2025, Allan L. Brown, through his counsel Kara E. Key of The Roffmann Law Office, LLC, filed a petition in the Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri, to end his twelve-year marriage to Catessa M. Brown. Their story, which began in Tupelo, Mississippi on April 27, 2013, now turns toward separate futures after years of shared history and a final separation in March 2021.
There are no children in this union, no request for maintenance, and no illusions about reconciliation. The language of the filing is clinical, measured—“irretrievably broken”—yet it belies the emotional complexity that underpins every decision to dismantle a life built together. Both Allan and Catessa are over the age of eighteen, employed, and—according to the petition—self-sufficient enough to carry the burden of their own futures.
What remains is the business of closure: dividing property and debts, respecting each other’s independence, and leaving the courtroom with the cleanest possible break. Allan asks the Court for a just and equitable division of both marital assets and obligations. No further support is sought, and each is expected to pay their own legal costs.
What is left between the lines is often where the truth resides—in the resilience of choosing peace over prolongation, and in the dignity of ending what no longer thrives. In a world where endings are often loud, this one is purposeful, deliberate, and respectfully subdued.
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