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The marriage began in Florida and unraveled in Missouri. In the Circuit Court of St. Charles County, Tori L. Blankenship has petitioned to dissolve her marriage to Ethan W. Blankenship, a filing verified before a notary on February 3, 2026, and assigned case number 26SL-DR00474.
Tori states that she has lived in St. Charles County and the State of Missouri for four years, currently residing in O’Fallon. Ethan, she asserts, has likewise resided in the county and state for the same period, at a separate O’Fallon address. The parties were married May 11, 2019, in Okaloosa County, Florida, where the marriage was registered. They separated on December 20, 2025.
One unemancipated child was born of the marriage. Tori affirms that she is not pregnant and that neither party is on active duty with the Armed Forces of the United States. She further states that she has not participated in other custody litigation and is unaware of any proceedings that could affect the current case. No formal arrangements regarding custody, support, or maintenance have been made.
The petition declares the marriage irretrievably broken, with no reasonable likelihood of preservation. It asks the court to set apart each party’s separate property and to divide marital property and debts in a fair and equitable manner. Tori requests that the parties be awarded joint legal and joint physical custody, with her address designated for mailing and school purposes. She seeks child support consistent with Missouri Supreme Court Rule 88.01, retroactive to the date of filing, and asks that maintenance be denied to either party. The filing also requests that each party bear his or her own attorney’s fees.
Early February often brings administrative reckonings—the sorting of accounts, the setting of calendars, the steady turn toward what the year will require. This petition now moves into that structure. The court will evaluate property, custody, and support within the parameters set by statute and rule, translating a private separation into formal orders that define the obligations ahead.
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