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A petition filed in the Circuit Court of St. Charles County, Missouri sets out the details of a marriage now before the court for dissolution. Kimberly A. McGough submitted the filing against Phillip M. McGough on March 9, 2026, asking the court to formally end the marriage and address financial matters tied to it.

According to the petition, Kimberly A. McGough resides in St. Charles, Missouri, and has been a resident of the county and state for decades. The respondent, Phillip M. McGough, is identified in the filing as residing in Troy, Missouri, though the petition states his current address is unknown. The couple married on October 5, 2002, in St. Charles County, where the marriage was registered.

The document records that the parties separated on or about August 1, 2025. It further states that no unemancipated children were born of the marriage and confirms that the petitioner is not pregnant. Neither party, the filing notes, is currently serving on active duty in the United States Armed Forces.

Kimberly A. McGough asserts in the petition that the marriage is irretrievably broken and cannot be preserved. She asks the court to divide marital property and obligations in a fair and equitable manner while setting aside each party’s separate property. The petition also seeks an award of maintenance and requests that the respondent be ordered to pay attorney fees and court costs associated with the proceeding.

The filing begins what is typically a methodical legal process. With the March 9 petition now entered into the court record, the case moves forward through the stages established by Missouri law, where questions of property, financial support, and final judgment will be addressed in due course.

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