Category Archives: Child Support
How To Establish Paternity In A Child Support Case
Having your name on a child's birth certificate does not automatically designate specific rights as the child's biological father. This means you will not have clarity as to your rights, such as child custody and visitation until you establish those...
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How To “Win” a Custody Modification Case in Missouri
Missouri law creates standards for parents wanting to change custody. To “win” a custody modification case, you must meet the legal requirements. Our child custody lawyers explain how to best handle a custody modification case in Missouri. How...
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How Is Child Support Calculated?
Child support laws vary from state to state. For this reason, the calculation of child support also varies from state to state. Your family law attorney will help you with calculating the amounts you may pay or receive in your state. What follows is...
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Understanding Child Custody for Unmarried Parents
Child custody concerns are always complicated, but they can be even more so for unmarried parents. If you are facing a child custody issue outside of the context of divorce, the best course of action is working closely with an experienced Missouri...
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Child Custody – What is Taken into Consideration In Missouri?
Courts usually prefer that divorcing couples try to work out their child custody issues without going to trial and then submit a parenting plan for a judge to review and approve. Otherwise, the court will have no choice but to step in and make child...
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What Happens If I Can’t Pay Child Support?
Financial and other circumstances usually change so often, and so quickly, that the law cannot possibly keep up. As a result, over half of child support obligors are behind on their payments. These common situations almost always end in one of two...
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