Divorce is never a pleasant process, but it does not always have to be war. Once the decision has been made—by you, by your spouse, or by both of you—to file for divorce, you must consider how you want to proceed. This includes deciding whether t…
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Divorce is a difficult, often messy process that requires many tough decisions. Who will get which assets? Who will be responsible for which debts? Where will the children live, and how often will they see the other parent? The list of questions goes…
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Party waives right to appeal when a Judgment is entered by consent/agreement.
Recent case from the Missouri Court of Appeals: Parties cannot appeal a Judgment that was entered by Stipulation (agreement).
Father and Mother entered into a stip…
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Recent case: Uncommon alternating year parenting schedule approved for military family
Mother appeals the judgment of the circuit court granting the motion of Father, which modified the schedule of physical custody (parenting time) and which modifi…
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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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Kansas City family law attorney Mark A. Wortman handles only divorce and family law matters, and practices only in the State of Missouri. Due to this specialty, Mark has handled thousands of Missouri divorce and family cases and has practiced extensi…
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