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The address appears twice before anything else is established, a shared residence in Grain Valley that frames the petition as much as the marriage itself. In a filing submitted to the Circuit Court of Jackson County at Independence in March 20, 2026, Kyle Carson Francis sets out the terms under which he is asking the court to dissolve his marriage to Crystal Ashley Francis, describing a household that, until recently, remained intact.

The petition records that the couple married on October 8, 2021, in Independence, and continued to live together at the same address in Jackson County. Their separation, noted as occurring on or about March 10, 2026, is presented without elaboration. By the time the paperwork was filed later that month, both parties were described as residents of Missouri for the required statutory period, and no prior proceedings concerning custody or related matters were identified.

Within the filing, the structure of daily life is outlined in procedural terms. Both parties are described as capable of supporting themselves and contributing to expenses associated with the child, including medical and insurance needs. The petition asks the court to establish joint legal and physical custody, with financial support to be calculated according to state guidelines and administered through the designated payment center. There is no request for maintenance, and each party is said to be able to cover their own legal costs.

Property and debt are addressed with a degree of finality. The petition indicates that much of the marital property has already been divided to mutual satisfaction, while leaving open the possibility that the court may need to resolve any remaining items or approve a formal agreement if submitted. It also asks that non-marital property be set aside to each party individually, and that any outstanding attorney’s liens be determined within the proceeding.

The filing concludes with a standard assertion: that the marriage is irretrievably broken and cannot be preserved. In this way, the document aligns with others submitted at similar moments—marking not only the end of a legal relationship, but the beginning of a process that redistributes responsibility, formalizes arrangements, and places private change into a public record that unfolds over time.

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