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On November 12, 2024, John B. Schmieder officially filed a petition for the dissolution of his two-decade-long marriage to Bryan D. Wagner in the Circuit Court of St. Louis City, Missouri. The petition, filed through his attorney, Amy Hoch Hogenson of Paule, Camazine & Blumenthal, outlines the irretrievable breakdown of their marriage. The couple, married on August 14, 2004, in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, separated over a year ago on September 20, 2023, signaling the final chapter of their union.

Both parties have no children together and share no ongoing obligations for child support. With each citing financial independence, neither is seeking maintenance. The petition acknowledges the division of marital property and debts and requests that the court equitably distribute these while setting apart their respective separate properties.

John and Bryan’s shared history, spanning nearly 20 years, is now reduced to legal terms, with John requesting the court to dissolve their marriage, affirm its irreparable nature, and order each party to bear their own legal costs. The submission underlines their capacity to move forward independently, marking a clear end to their shared journey.

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