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Court of Appeals Affirms Sole Custody Based on Evidence Presented to the Trial Court
September 24th, 2025
Courts generally prefer joint child custody whenever possible in Missouri. While there is a presumption that equal parenting time is in a child’s best interests, a parent may be able to rebut this presumption by presenting evidence that a joint cus…
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Missouri Uniform Parentage Act Analyzed
February 25th, 2025
The Missouri Uniform Parentage Act (MUPA) establishes legal guidelines for determining who a child’s parents are. In many cases, of course, there is no debate over the parentage of a child. But there are other situations, such as where there are qu…
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Stale Valuation Requires Remand for Recalculations: Pickens v. Pickens
January 22nd, 2025
One of the major issues that must be resolved before a divorce can be finalized concerns property division. However, when property that fluctuates in value is involved, division can become much more complex — and it may be necessary to obtain a val…
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Mark A. Wortman is a Missouri family law attorney who handles only divorce and family law matters within the state. Due to this specialty, Mark Wortman has handled thousands of Missouri divorce and family cases and has practiced extensively in front… Read More
