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Your place on the web to read and learn more about a variety of legal topics from the comfort of your own office chair.  And we’ve kept each topic concise enough that it can be covered in the time it takes to break for coffee!

Things you can and can’t expect from the GAL

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...

Social Security Benefits and Child Support

Child Support and Social Security Benefits Determining monthly child support payments in Missouri can be a daunting task. Child support is typically calculated according to a document called Form 14. By using that form, judges, as well as attorneys, can determine a...

WANT TO RELOCATE WITH YOUR CHILD?

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...

WHO GETS THE RING?

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...

Parenting Plan for Parents Who Cannot Co-Parent

I got this form of Co-Parenting Plan from a colleague many years ago for use in extreme cases where the parents are completely unable to co-parent and instead have the act in parallel. This co-parenting relationship provides the excruciating level of detail required...

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