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In the spring quiet of April 24, 2025, Klint M. Ludwig filed for dissolution of marriage against Paige A. Ludwig in Jackson County, Missouri, marking the end of a union that had shared home, child, and time. The petition, presented through his attorney Emily B. Null of Drama-Free Divorce LLC, draws a picture not of acrimony, but of a relationship that has simply exhausted its reason to persist.
At the heart of the filing is a mutual acknowledgment: there is no reasonable likelihood that the marriage can be preserved. The document avoids spectacle; it is a meticulous inventory of what must now be divided — property, debts, and the responsibilities of co-parenting. With one minor child between them, Klint seeks joint legal and joint physical custody, aligning with a Joint Stipulated Parenting Plan deemed to be in the child’s best interest. The plan includes the designation of the child’s educational and mailing address with the respondent, and a shared obligation to provide support based on Missouri’s Form 14 guidelines.
There is no claim to maintenance; both parties, the petition states, are capable of supporting their own needs. Non-marital property is to be set aside accordingly, and any Marital Settlement Agreement they reach is requested to be found fair and equitable.
With the waiving of service by the respondent and an agreement on key parenting issues, the petition moves forward with quiet finality, less a declaration of loss than a recognition of necessary change — one processed not in bitterness, but in deliberate civility.
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