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Child Custody – What is Taken into Consideration In Missouri

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 …

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What Happens If I Can't Pay Child Support?

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 …

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Relocation and Divorce

Relocation and Divorce: Here’s What You Need to Know

The average person relocates about twelve times during his or her lifetime. Most of these moves happen before age 40, …

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Hiding Assets in a Divorce

What Happens If Your Spouse Is Hiding Assets in a Divorce?

Like most jurisdictions, Missouri is an equitable distribution state. Upon divorce, the court must divide marital property equitably. It is …

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Non-Custodial Parent

Who is a Non-Custodial Parent?

Until the 1970s, the tender years doctrine could have determined the child custody outcomes. Mothers typically obtained full custody of …

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Custody of a Child When a Custodial Parent is in Jail

How Can You Get Custody of a Child When a Custodial Parent is in Jail?

Nationwide, over two million people are in jail or prison at any given time. That figure might be slightly inflated …

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Understanding child support in Missouri

Understanding Child Support in Missouri

The Show Me State’s child support laws are an example of an income share model. Child support payments are designed …

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KC Voices: Co-parenting in the time of COVID-19

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couple filing for divorce

Frequently Asked Questions about Divorce

Filing for divorce can flip your world upside down. Suddenly, shared custody agreements require parents to spend nights without their …

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