Kansas City Divorce & Family Law Blog by Stange Law Firm, PC

On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in Family Law on Friday, August 3, 2018. Parents in Missouri who have to deal with child support payments may sometimes get confused about the issue. In fact, there are multiple kinds of child support cases. Therefore, parents should understand the importance of knowing what type of case they have. Child support cases that are designated as IV-D are cases in which the custodial parents receive help from the Office of Child Support Enforcement to determine paternity, locate the non-custodial parents or create and implement child support orders. In IV-A cases, the

On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in Family Law on Monday, July 16, 2018. Missouri wives who are interested in getting a divorce may be interested to learn about a survey of women in the same boat. Out of 1,785 women who were polled, 46 percent stated that getting a divorce resulted in unpleasant financial surprises. The participants in the survey included women who were about to get divorced, in the middle of the divorce process and already divorced. Women who were 55 years old or older made up 22 percent of the participants; the majority of these

On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in Family Law on Thursday, July 5, 2018. Missouri parents who are getting divorced need to come up with a plan for raising their children based on custody and visitation agreements. While designing such a plan can have its challenges, there are some factors to consider that might help parents through the process. To begin with, parents should imagine how their kids feel about the changes. Children will gain some things and lose others due to this new reality. With this in mind, parents can then figure out the logistics of life

On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in Family Law on Wednesday, June 20, 2018. Minnesota residents who get a divorce should be aware that the process can have a negative impact on their finances. Individuals who have been divorced have a higher chance of depleting their assets during retirement than people who have not been divorced. According to a study conducted by the Center for Retirement Research, households that have not undergone a divorce have a net financial wealth 30 percent higher than similar households that have been through a divorce. The results of the study also indicate

On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in Family Law on Wednesday, June 6, 2018. A gray divorce is one that occurs when a person is 50 or older. The rate of gray divorce in St. Louis and throughout the country is increasing even as divorce rates among other age groups is stabilizing. However, there are many different reasons that could explain this phenomenon. First, the number of people who are 50 and older is larger now than it was in 1990, and that number is projected to grow in the future. A woman’s life expectancy has increased since

On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in Family Law on Wednesday, May 23, 2018. The child support paid out to single parents may not be sufficient depending on the audience questioned. The U.S. Census Bureau provided a snapshot of child support statistics in a report called “Custodial Mothers and Fathers and Their Child Support.” Single parents in Missouri may be divided on the fairness of child support payments required of them. The report states that there are 13.4 million single parents living in the United States. Approximately 48.7 percent of single parents have a child support agreement in