Effective yesterday, July 1, 2008, Supreme Court Rule 88.09 comes into effect which requires parties not represented by counsel to participate in a litigant awareness program that explains the risks and benefits of self representation, as well as req…
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The Pennsylvania Family Law Blog had a great post yesterday about why you need a lawyer for your divorce case. The full article can be read here, and is summarized as follows: A good divorce lawyer is part lawyer, part psychologist and part clergy. A…
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Two proposals by the Family Law Section of the Missouri Bar failed to pass in 2008. House Bill 1358 proposed to enact the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Enforcement Act. Missouri remains one of only four jurisdictions that has not adopted the Act…
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Recent Case Summary Statute requires interest on maintenance not paid. Neither “good faith . . . reliance upon what [Obligor] understood to be a valid court order” that no interest was due, nor Obligee’s inconsistent theories on amo…
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Princeton encourages it. Harvard’s a big fan. From Tufts to MIT, some of the most prestigious universities in the nation are urging students to consider something that would make most parents cringe: The idea of putting off college for a year in fa…
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Circuit Court May Depart From Recommendations On Physical Custody Guardian ad litem and court-appointed therapist both recommended joint legal custody and supervised visitation for Father. Circuit Court followed the former but not the latter. When ev…
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Every divorcing parent should make it their top priority to keep their children from getting caught in the middle of the conflict of their divorce. The following is the third installment of tips and thoughts are from James Roberts, RSW, a licensed so…
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Every divorcing parent should make it their top priority to keep their children from getting caught in the middle of the conflict of their divorce. The following is the second installment of tips and thoughts are from James Roberts, RSW, a licensed s…
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Every divorcing parent should make it their top priority to keep their children from getting caught in the middle of the conflict of their divorce. The following tips and thoughts are from James Roberts, RSW, a licensed social worker in Missouri and…
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From The Missouri Bar Editor: John W. Dennis, Jr., Esquire Paternity: Change of surname/meeting burden of proof. Warren Joshua Wright, Respondent v. Anden Richard Buttercase by his next friend, Heather Ladawn Buttercase, and Heather Ladawn Buttercase…
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