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

On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in Family Law on Friday, September 28, 2012. In Missouri, spousal support — also commonly known as alimony — is something that can be permanent. What this means is that unless there is a death, remarriage or a substantial change to circumstance, one ex-spouse could find themselves making payments to their ex for years and years. Over the past few years, there has also been a shift in just who is paying alimony. As more and more women work, many are also climbing the corporate ladder and bringing home more money than

On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in Family Law on Thursday, September 6, 2012. Divorce can be hard for parents and children. For the parents, this often leads to the temptation to start buying children gifts in order to cheer them up and to feel better about the divorce. And while this is a natural reaction, the truth is to a child this could look like their parent is trying to buy their feelings, which can of course do more harm than good. Instead of buying gifts to help a child adjust to a divorce, rather parents should

On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in Family Law on Tuesday, August 28, 2012. There’s one thing about allowing a child to participate in beauty pageants. But, it’s quite another if the costumes being worn by the child are not age appropriate and could be viewed at as sexual in nature. For any parent, the thought that a custodial parent is exploiting their child is surely disturbing and could be enough of a reason to take that parent back to court for child custody. This is exactly what is going on now between the mother and father of