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Missouri appeals court revives father’s custody case
The Missouri Court of Appeals reversed a dismissal of a father's motion to modify joint physical custody and parenting time in a paternity case.
Change of state residence constitutes change of circumstances for custody, COA holds
The Western District rules that a parent’s move to another state qualifies as a change in circumstances for modifying child custody.
Missouri Supreme Court reverses visitation order
The Missouri Supreme Court rules state law does not allow independent third-party custody or visitation claims after adoption in a Jackson County case.
Missouri Supreme Court issues opinion on third-party visitation in adoption cases
The high court rules section 452.375.5 creates no independent cause of action for third-party visitation after adoption is finalized.
Eastern District affirms, remands trial court’s judgments in divorce dispute
The court reversed part of a ruling in a dispute over a marital settlement agreement, finding the lower court misread the contract’s language.
Legal Limelight: Paemon Aramjoo
Kansas City personal injury attorney Paemon Aramjoo explains how his father’s death reshaped his law practice and inspired the Red Envelope Project safety initiative.
2025 Power List 100: Kirk C. Stange, Stange Law Firm
"I chose to practice family law because these cases touch people at some of the most personal and difficult times in their lives," Kirk Stange explained.
2025 Power List 100: Cary J. Mogerman, Carmody MacDonald
After spending his first four or five years in medical defense and commercial litigation, Cary Mogerman transitioned to family law in 1989 when he joined Allan Zerman, eventually becoming law partners.
2025 Power List 100: Alan E. Freed, Paule, Camazine & Blumenthal
After starting law school six years after college graduation, Alan Freed was influenced by his first mentor, Robert Benjamin, a pioneer in family mediation, to take a family therapy course that introduced him to family systems theory.
2025 Power List 100: Allison Schreiber Lee, Sandberg Phoenix
Allison Schreiber Lee brings a unique background as a former prosecutor to her family law practice, focusing on high-conflict custody cases and high-asset divorces.
2025 Power List 100: Joseph E. Cordell, Cordell & Cordell
Joseph Cordell and his wife, Yvonne, founded Cordell & Cordell in 1990 and specializes in representing husbands and fathers in family law.
2025 Power List 100: Susan E. Block, Paule, Camazine & Blumenthal
Susan Block has practiced for 50 years as an advocate for children and domestic violence victims.
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