Missouri statute allows custody in persons not biologically related to a child but having a familial bond. The Petitioner for third party custody must rebut a presumption of parental fitness or prove that the child’s welfare requires custody in pet…
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Recent case from the Court of Appeals:
Husband appeals from the trial court’s judgment, dissolving his marriage Wife, dividing the parties’ marital property, and ordering him to pay maintenance. On appeal, Husband asserts that the trial court err…
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Recent Decision from the Missouri Supreme Court:
Overview: A mother appeals a circuit court’s judgment awarding third-party custody of a child to her stepfather in the mother and stepfather’s proceeding to dissolve their marriage. In a decision w…
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Recent Case-Missouri Court of Appeals: Father appeals denial of overnight credit in child support case.
In a judicial action for child support where the non-custodial parent has overnight parenting time with the child(ren), he or she is entitled to…
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Recent Case from the Missouri Court of Appeals
Wife appeals the modification court’s judgment granting, in part, Husband’s motion to modify his maintenance obligation.
The purpose of maintenance is to meet the reasonable expenses of a depende…
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Recent Missouri case: On a motion to modify (reduce) maintenance, evidence of a substantial and continuing change included “detailed evidence” of Movant Husband’s stroke-induced disability and reduced income, and no evidence of an increase in…
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Recent Case from the Court of Appeals: Letters of Guardianship Affirmed
Mother appeals from the trial court’s judgment, which appointed Petitioners as guardians over two minor children. The trial court’s judgment found the children’s parents…
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Effective July 1, 2017, Missouri’s New Form 14 and new Child Support Guidelines took effect. Notable changes to the previous law include:
Changes to the presumed amounts in the chart, especially at the lower and higher income levels
Changed…
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Recent Case from the Court of Appeals: States have continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over their custody judgments until released by the rendering state.
The Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act conditions authority of any State t…
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Recent Case from the Missouri Court of Appeals:
Mother appeals from a judgment modifying her child support obligation to continue support for a child beyond the age of eighteen. Mother argues that it was against the weight of the evidence to find the…
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