The New York Divorce Report recently had an interesting post regarding pets and divorce. Being a dog fanatic myself (Golden Retriever and Black Lab in our family), I thought it was particularly interesting When a childless couple divorces there is ge…
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Distribution DecreasedMarital property may include property titled in one spouse’s name, and increase in property value if financing paid for with marital income. Court of Appeals adjusts values of property and amounts distributed to Wife. Resp…
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The following article was recently published by Jimmy Atkinson on his blog Ask the Advisor. This article addresses a very important issue in a dissolution of marriage proceeding, the division of debt. If not done properly or completely, outstanding d…
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On July 13 of this year, Governor Matt Blunt signed Senate Bill 25 into law. This bill affects, among other things, the age of emancipation of children. Under the current law, child support will continue until the child reaches the age of 22 or gradu…
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Senate Bill 25, set to take effect on August 28 of this year, was delivered to governor Matt Blunt on May 30, 2007. The Bill affects various statutes pertaining to child protection, enforcement of child support, and termination of child support, The…
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Evidence For Terminating Parental Rights Was Too Old Finding of neglect must "be based on conduct at the time of termination, not just at the time jurisdiction was initially taken." Circuit Court entered its judgment terminating Father̵…
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I recently found a great article on kidshealth.org discussing how to plan a successful, fun, and active family vacation involving everyone in the family and focusing on a little extra physical activity. The article is reproduced below: If you think f…
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Evidence of abuse of a party must be allowed in child custody proceeding. KRP, a Minor by her Next Friend, Gleanice Brown, and Gleanice Brown, Individually, Respondent, v. Curtis Penyweit, Appellant, No. 66003 (Mo. App. W.D., April 24, 2007), Smith,…
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Ruben Francia has an article posted on Your Child – Your Divorce which looks at the best appropriate divorce parenting practices for school-age children. It is well-worth a full read. Here is his list of some divorce parenting practices that ar…
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Sooner or later, many families face the prospect of moving. Disruptive as moving can be for parents, the experience can be even more traumatic for kids, who may not be a part of the decision to move and may not understand it. Kids may need some time…
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