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The paperwork begins plainly, as these things often do. In the 16th Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri, at Independence, a petition has been filed seeking to dissolve the marriage between Ethan Alan Gray McCabe and Chelsea Faye McCabe. The case sets out the basic facts of the couple’s circumstances and asks the court to bring the marriage to a legal end.
The filing states that both parties have lived in Jackson County, Missouri, for more than ninety days preceding the start of the proceeding. Each is over the age of eighteen, and neither is on active duty in the armed forces. According to the petition, the parties married on May 1, 2021, in Ray County, Missouri, and the marriage was registered in Jackson County.
Within the document, Ethan Alan Gray McCabe states that the marriage is irretrievably broken and that there is no reasonable likelihood it can be preserved. The petition also indicates that the parties possess assets and debts accumulated during the marriage and asks that marital and non-marital property be divided fairly and equitably, either according to a settlement agreement reached by the parties or by order of the court if no agreement is reached.
The filing further asks the court to approve a joint parenting plan if the parties are able to reach one, or otherwise consider a proposed plan submitted to the court. It requests orders concerning child support and the maintenance of a health benefit plan, along with responsibility for certain medical and related expenses. The petition states that neither party should receive maintenance and suggests that each party be responsible for his or her own attorney fees and litigation costs, unless the court determines otherwise during the course of the proceedings.
Court filings such as this mark the formal beginning of a legal process that often unfolds over time. With the petition now before the Jackson County court, the next steps—agreements, hearings, or orders—will move through the routine structure of family law, where questions about property, support, and responsibility are resolved according to statute and procedure.
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