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Stephen Altman stood in the courtroom, a man of 47 years, weathered by life, seeking an end to his marriage. His wife, Melody, 46, sat across from him, both residents of Chicago, Illinois. They had been married since June 15, 2007. Their union had brought them a child, Tyson, now 11, but no more. The cracks in their marriage had grown into chasms, irreconcilable differences leading them to live apart for over six months.
On July 22, 2024, Stephen filed a petition for dissolution of marriage through his attorneys, Davis Friedman, LLP. The couple had found common ground during mediation with David Louis, sorting out finances and parenting for Tyson. They agreed to a 50/50 parenting schedule, a routine that had been working well for the past couple of years. Both earned enough to support themselves, barring the need for spousal maintenance.
Their marital property and debts, gathered over the years, were to be divided as per their mediation agreement. Each retained their non-marital assets. They would each bear their own legal costs, a testament to their self-sufficiency. This was not a tale of bitterness, but one of pragmatic dissolution, a mutual recognition that their paths had diverged.
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