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Beneath the orderly facade of St. Charles County, Missouri, a woman’s struggle for liberation took shape. On February 25, 2025, with Valentine’s month a fading echo of hollow sentiment, Ashley Nicole Pudivitr filed for divorce from Zachary Adam Pudivitr in the Circuit Court, a resolute act to end a marriage begun August 18, 2018. Represented by Ashley M. Westbrook of Todt, Cody, Albin & Fuchs, LLC, her petition laid bare a union fractured since October 2020—a casualty of irretrievable decay, worsened by Zachary’s substance abuse and mental health struggles.
Ashley, a decade-long resident of St. Charles, bore the weight of raising their one child, born before the marriage but legally tied to both. She sought sole custody—legal and physical—allowing Zachary only supervised visits, a shield for the child’s safety. Unemployed, she demanded maintenance and child support, citing his capacity to earn while she lacked means. Property, marital and separate, and debts awaited division, with Ashley pleading for fairness and the restoration of her maiden name, Moyer. She had no funds for legal fees; he, she argued, could pay.
This filing, stark against February’s romantic veneer, exposed a deeper wound—a mother’s fight not just for freedom, but for survival, in a system that often turns a blind eye to such quiet battles.
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