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On June 18, 2025, in Cook County, Illinois, Sarah Breen filed a petition to dissolve her 17-year marriage to Justin Breen—a decision that signals more than the end of a private relationship. It reflects a deliberate step away from a shared domestic order that has become untenable, underpinned by irreconcilable differences that no longer permit compromise or cohabitation.
The couple, once united in Northbrook on May 4, 2008, now finds themselves at the edge of a legal and emotional divide. Their two sons, born in 2012 and 2014, are central to Sarah’s petition, which requests that the children live primarily with her, while allowing Justin designated parenting time. Her filing outlines a clear structure for shared financial obligations for their support, healthcare, and educational needs—an appeal to the law for fairness amid familial fracture.
Through her attorney, Deborah D. Lollis of The Law Office of Erin M. Wilson LLC, Sarah asserts her claim to a just portion of their marital estate, which includes a shared residence, investment accounts, and retirement benefits. She asks the court to assign her non-marital assets solely to her and to bar maintenance for either party.
There is no scandal here, only a carefully documented recognition that the past cannot be sustained. It is a story as much about dignity and clarity as it is about disunion—about restoring individual agency where collective peace has quietly unraveled.
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