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Supreme Court to hear arguments in Baby Veronica case

On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in Family Law on Monday, March 25, 2013. For the first time in 14 years, the U.S. Supreme Court is getting ready to rule on whether the Indian Child Welfare Act can stop an adoption, even if that adoption was granted by the custodial parent and done in accordance with state law. The ruling is expected to set precedent to future ICWA cases. In this case, at hand is whether or not a non-custodial parent can invoke the ICWA in order to block an adoption from taking place. The ICWA was created

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Unmarried parents face unique challenges in Missouri

On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in Unmarried Couples on Wednesday, March 20, 2013. Marriage is not necessarily for everyone. In fact, there are plenty of couples in Missouri who live together, share living expenses and have children, yet are not legally married. Of course, there is nothing wrong with these arrangements at all. However, when children are involved — and the parents split up — it can quickly become complicated. For example, let’s say a couple was together for 10 years. For half of that time the father stayed home to raise the children while the mother

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High-asset divorces can be quite complex

On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in Family Law on Tuesday, March 12, 2013. There are certainly signs of trouble in the divorce process when each side cannot agree on the stipulations of a divorce. For example, if a Missouri father is not willing to only have every other weekend visitation rights or pay out thousands of dollars in alimony, but his soon-to-be ex-wife is insistent on these things, this could be a sign the two will end up having to go to court to reach an agreement. Looking to the future, this could end up being the

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Hand surgeon with national chain jailed for unpaid child support

On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in Family Law on Wednesday, March 6, 2013. Paying child support in Missouri is not an option. Rather, it is a payment that typically the noncustodial parent has to pay — by law. In cases where payments are not made, the parent who owes can be expected to be contacted by the Missouri Division of Child Support Enforcement. This division specifically works with custodial parents to help locate a noncustodial parent who is behind on child support payments. Falling behind on child support — or just not paying at all — can

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Missouri bill to expedite unmarried parent custody issues

On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in Unmarried Couples on Friday, March 1, 2013. When it comes to parental rights, unmarried parents in Missouri should be treated the same way as married parents. This is why a Springfield representative has introduced House Bill 566 in order to expedite those child custody cases involving unmarried fathers. Under this proposed bill, if a child custody issue arose, and a paternity judgment has already established who the biological father of the child is, these cases could be handled just as promptly as those involving parents who were once married. This would

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Are changes necessary to pension payouts in military divorces?

On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in Military Family Law on Tuesday, February 19, 2013. Like is the case with any Missouri divorce, there are two sides to every military divorce. While in some cases couples were married for more than 20 years before getting a divorce, in other cases spouses got married early and divorced early. Considering both of these marital situations are very different, some want to see changes made to the ways in which military pensions are split up among ex-spouses. The 1982 Uniformed Services Former Spouses Protection Act gives states the ability to treat

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