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Every divorce filing tells two stories: the personal unraveling of a relationship and the structural shifts that follow. On August 21, 2025, Kaitlin Scott, 41, petitioned the Circuit Court of Cook County for the dissolution of her marriage to Carlo J. Marinello, III, 43. Represented by Weiss-Kunz & Oliver, LLC, Kaitlin framed the marriage—formalized in Chicago on July 14, 2018, after twenty-two years of dating—as one undone by irreconcilable differences.
The couple share two young children, ages four and two. Since their separation, Kaitlin has remained in the marital home while Carlo has secured temporary housing. Central to the petition are questions of financial support and stability. Kaitlin, a homemaker, emphasizes that she cannot sustain the standard of living built during the marriage without maintenance and child support. She seeks both temporary and permanent orders for financial assistance, alongside a fair division of marital assets and recognition of her non-marital property.
The filing also notes that the couple once agreed to pursue mediation should divorce ever occur, hinting at a desire to minimize conflict even as they formally separate. Yet embedded in the petition is the tension of unequal financial footing: Carlo’s career as an investment banker contrasts with Kaitlin’s reliance on unpaid caregiving labor.
What this case captures is more than an irretrievable breakdown; it reflects the way marriages intersect with economics, childrearing, and the architecture of law. For Kaitlin, the court is asked not just to dissolve a bond, but to preserve continuity for two small children and to balance the inequities of a shared past.
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