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Case No. 26SL-DR00507 now sits on the docket of the Family Court of St. Louis County, where a petition filed February 5, 2026 seeks to dissolve the marriage of Kristin Waugh and Colin G. Waugh. The filing marks the formal beginning of proceedings in a marriage that, according to the record, can no longer be sustained.
The petition states that Kristin Waugh has been a Missouri resident for more than 90 days preceding the commencement of the action and currently resides in Lee’s Summit. Colin G. Waugh is likewise alleged to have met the same residency requirement and resides in Independence. Both parties are over the age of 18. They were married on October 24, 2015, and the marriage was registered in Jackson County, Missouri. The separation is listed as occurring on or about August 2, 2025.
Court papers indicate there are no unemancipated children born to the parties, and the petitioner is not pregnant. Neither party is a member of the Armed Forces of the United States or its allies. Each is described as employed. The filing also identifies separate property in the possession of each party and affirms that neither seeks maintenance.
The petition acknowledges that marital property and certain obligations were accumulated during the course of the marriage. It asks the court to find any Marital Settlement Agreement entered by the parties not unconscionable, or, if none is executed, to divide marital property and debts in a fair and equitable manner. The marriage is described as irretrievably broken, with no reasonable likelihood it can be preserved.
Filed in early February, when courts often see the steady continuation of cases initiated at the start of a new year, the petition places the matter within Missouri’s statutory framework. What follows will be shaped by review of property, debts, and any agreement the parties present, as the court moves toward a final order that formally concludes a marriage of nearly a decade.
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