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In the Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri, Lorraine M. Holden has filed a petition for the dissolution of her marriage to Andrew M. Holden. The petition, filed on June 27, 2024, outlines a relationship that began on December 12, 2006, and officially separated in April 2024. Lorraine, a disabled and unemployed resident of Greenwood, Missouri, and Andrew, employed and residing in Lenexa, Kansas, are parents to two minor children. The children have always lived with the petitioner and are residents of Missouri.

Lorraine’s petition, filed through her attorney P. Chandler Frick of Young, Kuhl & Frick, LLC, seeks joint legal and physical custody of the children, with her address as their primary residence for educational and mailing purposes. She asserts that it is in the children’s best interests to remain under such custody arrangements and requests that the court adopt her proposed parenting plan. Lorraine also emphasizes the necessity of child support, medical, dental, and hospitalization insurance, and uninsured medical expenses coverage for the children.

Lorraine contends that she requires maintenance from Andrew due to her disability and lack of income, stating that Andrew is capable of providing financial support, including her attorney’s fees. The petition highlights the accumulation of marital assets and debts, requesting a fair division of these by the court or approval of any marital settlement agreement reached by the parties. Additionally, Lorraine seeks the restoration of her maiden name, “Crockett,” and confirms there is no reasonable likelihood of preserving the marriage, declaring it irretrievably broken.

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