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The paperwork is spare, procedural, attentive to sequence. In the Family Court of St. Charles County, Danielle L. Franks set in motion the formal end of her marriage to Bobbie L. Franks, filing a petition for dissolution on February 2, 2026.
The petition states that both parties have been Missouri residents for more than 90 days preceding the commencement of the proceeding, with addresses listed in St. Peters. They were married on January 20, 2001, and the marriage is registered in Adams County, Illinois. The filing notes that the parties separated on or about September 24, 2025.
One unemancipated child was born during the marriage, with identifying details submitted in confidential pleadings. For the six months immediately preceding the filing, the child resided with one or both parents in Missouri. The petition indicates the parties have reached an agreement regarding custody, visitation and support, and have executed a Parenting Plan. It further states that neither party is on active duty in the Armed Forces and that neither is requesting maintenance.
The document outlines property held separately by each party and acknowledges that marital property and debts were accumulated during the marriage. It asks the court to find any Marital Settlement Agreement not unconscionable, or, if none is executed, to divide property and debts fairly and equitably. The petition describes the marriage as irretrievably broken, with no reasonable likelihood of preservation.
In early February, when court calendars fill with the administrative work of a new year, such filings become part of a steady docket—residency established, separation dated, agreements reduced to writing. The petition does not argue; it arranges facts in order and submits them to judicial review, where the terms of a long marriage are translated into enforceable conclusions.
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