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The paperwork moves with the plain cadence of long acquaintance. A marriage that began on November 1, 1986, in Hamilton County, Ohio, is now the subject of a petition for dissolution filed February 2, 2026, in the Circuit Court of St. Charles County, Missouri, Family Court Division. The case is styled In re the Marriage of Daniel P. Siekman and Susan Siekman, Cause No. 2611-FC00186.
Daniel P. Siekman, through counsel, states that he has been a resident of Missouri for more than twenty-six years and currently resides in St. Charles County. Susan Siekman is likewise alleged to have been a Missouri resident for more than twenty-six years and to reside in the same county. The petition records that the parties were constructively separated on or about January 30, 2026.
The filing affirms that there are no unemancipated children born to or adopted during the marriage and that neither party is pregnant. It further states that the parties have agreed the respondent is in need of maintenance from the petitioner. Over the course of the marriage, the couple accumulated marital assets and debts, and each possesses separate non-marital property. Neither party is alleged to be on active duty with the Armed Forces of the United States or its allies.
The petition concludes with the statutory language that there is no reasonable likelihood the marriage can be preserved and that it is irretrievably broken. The petitioner asks the court to dissolve the marriage, divide marital property and debts in a just and equitable manner or approve any settlement not unconscionable, award each party his or her separate property, and order maintenance as agreed. In early February, when calendars are still new and intentions often formalized, such filings mark not spectacle but procedure—an orderly request that a long chapter be closed under the supervision of the court.
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