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A shared roof no longer guarantees a shared life. Beneath the structure of their Jackson County home, Abigail Ann McMullen and Justus Anthony McMullen have unraveled the script of togetherness. Living under one address but separated since September 15, 2024, their marriage—solemnized in Kansas City—now stands hollowed by irreconcilable differences.
On May 19, 2025, Abigail filed a petition for dissolution of marriage in the Circuit Court of Jackson County at Independence, Missouri. Represented by attorney Mandee Rowen Pingel of Pingel Family Law, LLC, she declared the marriage irretrievably broken, with no reasonable chance of restoration. The couple shares one minor child who resides with both parties; yet, Abigail has proposed that her residence serve as the designated address for education and correspondence purposes. She seeks joint legal and physical custody.
The filing outlines a balanced dismantling of shared life: both parties are deemed financially independent, with no request for maintenance or attorney’s fees. Marital property and debts are to be equitably divided, or if an agreement cannot be reached, settled by the court. Each party holds non-marital assets and obligations which Abigail asks be confirmed as separate.
There is no plea for revenge or compensation—only a request for formal recognition of an already fractured union. What once was mutual has become procedural, a ceremonial undoing administered with deliberation and care.
The court is asked to grant the dissolution, approve the parenting plan, and divide the remains of their joined lives with fairness, if not feeling.
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