Missouri Divorce & Family Law Blog

Recently from the Georgia Family Law Blog WHAT IS PATERNITY? Paternity means fatherhood, the quality or state of being a father. WHAT IS A PATERNITY TEST? A Paternity Test is a DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid) or genetic test that determines whether a giv… Read More

NEW YORK (AP) — By the numbers, divorce just isn’t what it used to be. Despite the common notion that America remains plagued by a divorce epidemic, the national per capita divorce rate has declined steadily since its peak in 1981 and is… Read More

Divorce & Social Security Benefits Thanks to the Oklahoma Family Law Blog for the following recent post regarding divorce and social security benefits: If you are divorced after at least 10 years of marriage, you can collect retirement benefits o… Read More

Just over two years ago, President George W. Bush signed the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act (BAPCPA) of 2005, which became effective Oct. 17, 2005. If you are getting divorced, this new bankruptcy law could concern you. Reaso… Read More

Child-rearing is often a sensitive and complicated issue for couples, and many argue about just how to properly raise their young. But for children, major parental disagreement is a source of mixed messages and confusion that may undermine the attitu… Read More

Burden of proof of stalking for order of protection. Thomas Schwalm, Respondent v. Lori Schwalm, Appellant, No. 87829 (Mo. App. E.D., March 20, 2007), Richter, P.J. This case is instructional to the extent it discusses the failure of proof that requi… Read More

One very important, and often overlooked, factor to consider as part of your dissolution of marriage is a re-evaluation, (or first evaluation as is often the case) of your estate plan. If there is no plan in place, the laws that will determine how yo… Read More

I came across the following article on about.com, and I thought that it contained some excellent points and considerations for those who are not only thinking of getting married or have been recently married, but even for those of us who have been ma… Read More