Multi-State Fathers' Rights & Divorce Law Blog

On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in Divorce on Thursday, October 3, 2013. In our last post we brought up some of the stereotypes men face when going through a divorce and the importance of being financially prepared to not only go through the divorce, but live life afterwards within a new budget. In this post we are going to look at alimony in terms of men paying to ex-wives and men receiving payments from ex-wives. The first thing to realize is alimony, also known as spousal support, is not automatic in Missouri. This means the court has quite a bit of discretion

On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in Divorce on Friday, September 27, 2013. When it comes to divorce, health care concerns are a top priority for some Missouri residents. Especially in cases where spouses were together for a long time and one relied on the other to be covered by their employer-sponsored health care coverage. In fact, it is not unheard of for one spouse to end up dropped from coverage after a divorce, but then unable to afford coverage on their own. However, looking to the very near future, when the Affordable Care Act is implemented across the U.S., it could

On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in Divorce on Friday, September 20, 2013. In our last post we focused on the decrease in the remarriage rate in the U.S. and how cohabitation is probably playing a large role in why many couples are choosing to stay together without the legal constraints of marriage. However, Missouri couples were also reminded that there are still risks involved when property is owned jointly and children are involved, even if a couple is not married. It should also be noted that divorce does not deter everyone from marriage. In fact, there are a good number of

On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in Divorce on Wednesday, September 18, 2013. People can become quite jaded when it comes to divorce. Especially in those Missouri divorces where a husband or wife really took a financial hit, some may be a little skeptical about getting remarried in the future. In this post we are going to focus on the declining remarriage rate in the U.S. and how cohabitation is playing a role. However, in the next post we will focus on some extra steps many are taking before deciding to take the marriage plunge again. Recently, federal data on the U.S.