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In Missouri, the law now provides an almost insurmountable presumption of joint legal custody (decision making) and joint physical custody (parenting time). This is just wrong.
Read More »Commentary: Child custody laws in Missouri must be fixed
Commentary: Missouri needs to stop ordering some parents to pay for college or amend the statute
In Missouri, divorced parents or never married parents who have been involved in a court action to establish child support may be ordered to contribute to some of their children’s post-secondary (after high school) education under Section 452.340.5 (RSMo.).
Read More »Commentary: Missouri’s Uniform Parentage Act needs an update
In 1987, Missouri adopted virtually the entire Uniform Parentage Act (UPA). The drafters of the UPA stated that the act was intended to provide a uniform legal framework for establishing parent-child relationships, and it has provided clarity and structure in that regard.
Read More »Politics still influences selection of judges
It seems to me that most of the public discussion about the judiciary in Missouri, particularly in media intended for consumption by the general public, focuses on fawning, self-congratulatory praise about how we have taken the politics out of the ...
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