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On August 18, 2025, Hollie N. Tesch filed a petition in the Circuit Court of St. Louis County seeking the dissolution of her marriage to Patrick J. Tesch. Represented by attorney Amy Rebecca Johnson of Paule, Camazine & Blumenthal, Hollie asserts that the marriage, solemnized on November 24, 2017, is irretrievably broken and cannot be preserved.
The couple, though not yet physically separated, ceased living as husband and wife on or about August 13, 2025. Their union produced two minor children, whose care and stability Hollie now places at the center of her request to the court. She is asking for sole legal and sole physical custody, with visitation rights for Patrick to be determined in the children’s best interests.
Financial disparity between the spouses figures prominently in her petition. Hollie, currently unemployed, claims she lacks the means to support herself and the children through these proceedings. She seeks maintenance, child support retroactive to the filing date, and contribution from Patrick toward litigation expenses. Patrick, described as self-employed, is identified as having sufficient resources to meet these obligations.
In addition to child custody and financial support, Hollie requests an equitable division of marital property and debts, the restoration of her maiden name, Palacios, and a judicial acknowledgment that the marriage is beyond repair. The petition underscores not only a marriage in decline but also the economic and emotional stakes entwined in its unraveling.
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