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In the quiet corridors of Jackson County’s 16th Judicial Circuit Court, a story of fractured bonds took shape on March 10, 2025. Kaytlyn Alena Richards, a woman of resolve, stepped forward with her attorney, Mark A. Wortman of Wortman Law LC, to file for the dissolution of her marriage to Wesley Steven Richards. What began under the bright sun of Albuquerque, New Mexico, on July 5, 2013, had dimmed by April 1, 2024, leaving behind two daughters—nine-year-old I.K.R. and seven-year-old L.A.R.—now in Kaytlyn’s care.
This isn’t just paperwork; it’s the end of a chapter, stamped with the cold truth that the marriage is “irretrievably broken.” Kaytlyn seeks joint custody, her Lee’s Summit address the anchor for school and mail, while carving out time for Wesley with the girls. The children, Missouri natives through and through, tether this case to the state’s jurisdiction—no other courts muddy the waters. Property and debts from over a decade together await a fair split, her separate holdings guarded, while Wesley’s steady job promises support for their daughters.
Both stand on their own—no military service, no pleas for spousal aid—just two parents navigating a new normal. Kaytlyn’s petition is a call for equity, a blueprint for co-parenting, and a nod to resilience, all laid bare before the court’s steady gaze. In a world of shifting ties, this is one family’s bid to hold fast to what endures—their children’s future.
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