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In the complex landscape of family and law, Courtney Nashan, 53, seeks to formally dissolve her nearly two-decade marriage to Matthew Nashan, 52, through the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois. The filing of her Petition for Dissolution of Marriage on October 31, 2025, handled by her attorneys Bradford & Gordon, LLC, frames a meticulous account of irreconcilable differences that have rendered reconciliation impossible.
The couple, married on March 20, 2004, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, share three children: A.N., 19 and emancipated; T.N., 17; and N.N., 12. The petition emphasizes the children’s welfare, requesting joint parental responsibilities with the majority of parenting time awarded to Courtney, and child support obligations to be determined according to Illinois statutory guidelines.
Courtney’s petition also seeks equitable distribution of marital property—including bank accounts, retirement funds, and real estate—as well as assignment of her non-marital property. Outstanding marital debt is to be allocated proportionately. Additionally, the petition requests that Matthew be barred from receiving spousal maintenance, reflecting his ability to support himself independently.
This petition, while technical in its demands, is also a testament to measured planning, careful legal consideration, and the pursuit of justice for a family navigating the end of a shared life. Beyond the statutes and filings, it portrays the quiet assertion of rights, the safeguarding of children’s stability, and a recalibration of personal and financial order—a structured disentanglement of lives once intertwined, now seeking resolution.
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