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There is a case number, 2616-FC01131, entered in the Family Court Division at Independence, part of the 16th Judicial Circuit Court of Jackson County. It concerns the marriage of Kelli Marie Teel and Brent Adam Teel. The petition, sworn and subscribed before a notary on February 13, 2026, places their private history into the formal structure of Missouri law.
The petitioner states she has been a resident of Jackson County for more than ninety days preceding the filing and resides in Independence. The respondent’s last known address is in Sullivan, Missouri. Both parties are over the age of eighteen. They were married March 7, 2017, in Union, Missouri, in Franklin County. The separation occurred on or about March 11, 2019.
The petition declares that irreconcilable differences have led to an irretrievable breakdown of the marriage and that there is no reasonable likelihood it can be preserved. No children were born of the marriage, and the petitioner states she is not pregnant. Neither party is currently serving on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States or its allies. The respondent’s Social Security number is listed as unknown.
According to the filing, both parties are able-bodied and capable of supporting themselves, and neither seeks maintenance. The petitioner asks the court to equitably divide marital assets and debts and to restore her maiden name. She further requests that costs be assessed against the filing fees already paid and that the court grant such other relief as it deems just and proper.
In February, when court calendars begin to thicken with the year’s early petitions, such filings follow a familiar pattern: residency established, marriage dated, separation marked, and a declaration that the union cannot continue. The language is prescribed, deliberate. What remains is for the court to review the record, divide what must be divided, and enter judgment, transforming a document sworn under oath into a legal conclusion.
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