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A marriage that began in Chicago nearly a decade ago is now the subject of a dissolution proceeding in Cook County court. Filed May 5, 2026, the petition by Scott D. Green seeks the formal end of his marriage to Katarzyna M. Green, citing what the filing describes as irreconcilable differences that caused an irretrievable breakdown of the relationship.
The petition states that the couple married on Aug. 22, 2016, in Chicago, with the marriage registered in Cook County. Court records indicate there are two children born during the marriage, and the filing asks the court to establish an allocation of parental decision-making responsibilities and parenting time in accordance with the children’s best interests. The petition further states that the parties had lived separate and apart for at least six months preceding the entry of a judgment dissolving the marriage.
Financial issues also feature prominently in the filing. Scott D. Green requested spousal maintenance, stating that his income and resources were insufficient to provide for himself and the children after recently returning to work. The petition asks the court to divide marital assets and debts equitably under Illinois law while assigning each party his or her respective non-marital property and obligations. It also requests that Katarzyna M. Green be barred from receiving maintenance.
Court documents in dissolution matters often move carefully between family arrangements and financial realities. The filings establish a chronology — marriage, separation, requests for support and allocation — while leaving much of the private history outside the public record. The legal process, measured and procedural, becomes the mechanism through which a shared household is reorganized into separate obligations and defined responsibilities.
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