Occasionally, a child may have only one natural parent living, and that natural parent may be unable to care for the child. Or, a child…
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The Missouri General Assembly ended its regular session this past Friday. During the session, legislators introduced 16 different family law related bills, and none of…
Divorce happens for a reason – two people no longer can live together as a family unit, and for many of these couples, the hurt…
A bill in the Missouri House of Representatives seems on its way to becoming law – one that would significantly change the types of physical…
Divorce is a major, life-altering event in people’s lives. Few other life changes involve as much stress and upheaval. Consequently, it is not unusual for…
Many of you may be familiar with the HGTV show “Flip or Flop,” that features Tarek and Christina El Moussa as they renovate homes. The…
In every custody case, the court must determine a physical custody arrangement. The court can choose between sole physical custody and joint physical custody, but…
A common question we receive in child custody cases involving children who are “tweens” or “teens” is whether the children can choose with which parent to…
In our previous post, we discussed the prevalence of delinquency in payment of child support and first steps to take if you are the parent…
In every custody order entered in Missouri, a court (or sometimes an administrative agency) must compute a child support obligation for each parent, because Missouri,…