Jan 7, 2022 | Virtual Coffee Break
It is not uncommon in St. Louis County for the Judge to appoint a Guardian ad Litem (“GAL”) in a family law case. While the GAL is commonly referred to as the child’s attorney, the GAL in fact represents the best interests of the child. I have been a GAL and dealt...
Nov 18, 2021 | Virtual Coffee Break
In Missouri, child support starts with the calculation of the Presumed Amount of Support using the Form 14. To calculate the Presumed Support, the starting point is the gross income of the parents. The Directions on Use for the Form 14 specifically provide that Social...
Nov 16, 2021 | Virtual Coffee Break
IF YOU HAVE SOLE OR JOINT PHYSICAL CUSTODY OF YOUIR CHILD AND WANT TO CHANGE THEIR RESIDENCE, YOU MUST DO THESE THINGS In Missouri, there is a very specific law that sets forth what needs to happen for the sole or joint custodian of a child to lawfully change the...
Nov 8, 2021 | Virtual Coffee Break
In November of 2021, the Missouri Court of Appeals handed down an important decision. It found that in the divorce of two women, the non-biological mother had the right to both legal and physical custody of a child born during the marriage even though no adoption had...
Oct 25, 2021 | Virtual Coffee Break
I have many clients who ask me during our initial consultation about either the engagement ring or the wedding band or both. Sometimes the ring in question is a family heirloom, sometimes it is an expensive piece of jewelry and one time it was a piece of art actually...
Sep 20, 2021 | Virtual Coffee Break
In addition to the expansion of Orders of Protection in Missouri to address pet abuse, the new law also contains two other important expansions: the definition of stalking has been expanded and the length of the initial Order of Protection may now be up to ten years...
