by ADMIN | Sep 18, 2020 | Virtual Coffee Break
Missouri law provides specifically for grandparent visitation and grandparent third-party custody, both by statute. Both statutes have been examined in many different factual situations by the courts, and between the statute and the case law, a somewhat clear picture...
by ADMIN | Sep 15, 2020 | Virtual Coffee Break
Remember that children can only be as happy as their least happy parent. So long as they are not abusive to your children, accept the bonus mom or bonus dad in your children’s lives. Keep lines of communication open. Be honest and respectful of the other parent. If...
by ADMIN | Sep 15, 2020 | Virtual Coffee Break
Missouri law is very clear and specific about child support after a child reaches 18 or is graduated from high school. By way of background, if a child is 18 and enrolled in and attending a secondary school program of instruction (high school or its equivalent), the...
by ADMIN | Sep 15, 2020 | Virtual Coffee Break
I often speak with folks who represented themselves in their divorce or paternity action and are now, years later, finding out that the agreement they made to share the cost of college is not enforceable by the courts. Of course, they only come to see me when the...
by ADMIN | Sep 11, 2020 | Virtual Coffee Break
1. Anything about your sex life unless it was so extreme that is caused you great emotional distress. So great that you received psychiatric help for your distress. 2. Your political opinions. We don’t care. We have our own. Your political party affiliation...
by ADMIN | Sep 9, 2020 | Virtual Coffee Break
In Missouri, if the requirements regarding residency are met, the bases for a dissolution of marriage are generally: (1) that the marriage is irretrievably broken AND (2) that there is no reasonable likelihood that the marriage can be preserved. On those rare...
