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From the outset, the brief union between Juan Franco and Karla Juarez seemed to carry the sheen of promise—two working adults, self-supporting and living parallel lives in Chicago, pledging commitment beneath Indiana skies in late August of 2023. But beneath that surface, according to Franco’s April 1, 2025 filing in the Cook County Circuit Court, the marriage unraveled with such rapidity that less than two years later, only legal remnants remain to be sorted.
Represented by The Law Offices of Brandi N. Pratt, P.C., Franco alleges that irreconcilable differences have rendered any hope of reconciliation not only improbable but contrary to the best interests of both parties. The filing outlines a pragmatic dissolution: no children, no shared real estate, and mutual capacity for self-support. Franco, 38, and Juarez, 34, each hold employment and are presumed capable of maintaining the standard of living established during their brief union without spousal support.
Despite the short duration of the marriage, the couple reportedly acquired shared assets, including businesses and personal property, as well as debts that now require judicial allocation. Franco’s petition asks the court to divide these equitably, to bar maintenance for both parties, and to allow each to retain non-marital property. He also waives any claim to Juarez’s legal fees, should the matter escalate.
The final touch is procedural but symbolic: the option for Karla Juarez to resume use of her maiden name, Juarez, should she choose—a nod to a past that predated this swiftly disintegrating bond.
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