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

On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in Family Law on Tuesday, June 27, 2017. When Missouri residents are remarrying and creating a blended family, there can be a range of concerns in their minds. This has become a fact of life, and many children are living in blended families that include step- and half-siblings or step-parents. Children are resilient and flexible, and an abundance of love is always central to making a blended family successful. There are also financial planning goals and objectives to keep in mind when taking the next step toward bringing families together. Each parent

On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in Family Law on Friday, June 23, 2017. For Missouri parents who are required to pay child support, the laws can be complex and difficult to understand. If a non-custodial parent has a change in their financial situation, such as a new job, they may have to pay more or be allowed to pay less child support. If a non-custodial parent changes jobs and is paid less, they will have to petition the court to get the child support order changed. Before the modification request is approved, however, the court will consider

On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in Family Law on Tuesday, June 20, 2017. Missouri residents likely know Mary J. Bilge best for her genre-defining rhythm and blues albums including the Grammy Award-winning ‘The Breakthrough”, but they may not know that the 46-year-old singer, songwriter and actress is currently mired in a contentious divorce. Bilge filed for divorce in July 2016 after more than a decade of marriage, and celebrity gossip websites have speculated that it was her husband’s philandering that prompted her to take legal action. Bilge and her husband Martin Isaacs entered into a prenuptial agreement

On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in Family Law on Thursday, June 8, 2017. For many Missouri couples going through divorce, the process can be very complex and time-consuming. As such, they may wonder how celebrity couples manage to go through their own divorces while continuing to work and staying in the spotlight. Celebrity couples getting ready to divorce have several strategies and tricks that they use to smooth out the separation process. For example, many stars agree on a divorce settlement before they ever file the paperwork. This helps stifle excessive media coverage over the details. Because

On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in Family Law on Wednesday, May 31, 2017. As Missouri parents whose marriages are ending know, one of the more complicated aspects of a divorce is helping their children through the process. Even before the parents start custody and support negotiations, there are things they can do to support their children as they enter this new stage in their family life. While parents might think that keeping everything from the children is a good idea, being honest with them about the divorce is important. To do this, parents should still keep their

On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in Family Law on Friday, May 26, 2017. Some Missouri couples might be arguing more than ever, but it could be over a fairly new conflict according to a study by the polling firm Wakefield Research. The firm conducted a survey of 1,000 people in April and found that 24 percent of couples said they were having more fights than ever before about politics since the election of President Trump. One divorce attorney in New York with 35 years of experience says she is seeing an unprecedented number of marriages ending because