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In the quiet corridors of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit in St. Charles County, Kimberly A. Braun stepped forward on April 21, 2025, to formally petition for the dissolution of her marriage to Ryan Braun. Represented by Douglas G. Bellon of The Bellon Law Group, Kimberly declared that the marriage, solemnized years ago in St. Louis County, had reached a state of irretrievable breakdown.
The filing paints a stark portrait of a home once shared but now divided. Kimberly requests sole legal and physical custody of their minor children, proposing a parenting plan that leaves Ryan with temporary visitation rights. She argues that financial hardship has left her unable to meet her reasonable needs without support, asserting that Ryan, fully able-bodied and employed, should contribute to both maintenance and child support, effective retroactively to the filing date.
No arrangements for custody or support had been agreed upon prior to the filing. The couple, once united by vows, now stand on opposite sides of a legal process that seeks to separate lives, assets, and responsibilities. Kimberly’s petition also asks the court to fairly divide their marital property and debts, underscoring the finality of the separation.
As the case unfolds, it marks not just the dissolution of a legal bond, but the unraveling of a shared history now entrusted to the slow and deliberate judgment of the court.
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