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In the long stretch of a marriage that began in October of 1986 in Oak Park, Illinois, Thomas Cunningham and Katherine Cunningham built a life marked by decades of shared ground, raising three children who have since grown and moved into their own lives. On September 22, 2025, Thomas, now sixty-six, took the step of filing a Petition for Dissolution of Marriage in Cook County, represented by The Law Office of Tiffany M. Hughes, P.C.
His petition rests on the claim of irreconcilable differences—an erosion of companionship that he says cannot be restored. The couple, who have been living apart for more than six months, are described in the filing as holding property together, from accounts to real estate, vehicles, and personal belongings. Thomas requests the court to divide these equitably, while preserving each party’s non-marital assets. He also asks that debts accumulated during the marriage be divided fairly between them.
In a firm stance, Thomas seeks to bar Katherine, sixty years old and unemployed, from seeking maintenance or support from him. His petition asserts she is capable of supporting herself and has sufficient resources to meet her needs, including assets that may come from the marital division. Similarly, he asks that Katherine bear the cost of her own attorney’s fees.
The case turns not only on the unraveling of a long marriage but also on the stark lines Thomas has drawn—seeking dissolution with clean divisions and little entanglement left behind.
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