The Supreme Court of Missouri entered its Order on December 7, 2011 changing, in part,  how child support is calculated. The change pertains to the amount of credit a court may award a parent in connection with exercising overnight child custody or visitation.  The Order provides that a parent may receive up to a maximum [...]

Missouri General Assembly HB111 became effective August 28, 2011, authorizing a court to award a parent a 50% adjustment to a presumed child support calculation in situations where the parents share joint physical child custody or have the child equal or substantially equal periods of time. However, the Missouri Supreme Court is required to make the [...]

Even in this tough economy, divorce courts in Missouri continue to have the authority to order the sale of the marital home in a proceeding for dissolution of marriage.  In a recent opinion, the Court of Appeals, Western District of Missouri, held that a trial court has the authority to order the sale of the [...]

The physical and emotional betrayal inflicted by a cheating spouse is one of the main causes of divorce. The spouse suffering the extra-marital affair often desires punishment. Courts will punish the cheating spouse in certain circumstances by financially compensating the non-cheating spouse. The non-cheating spouse may also have an improved opportunity to obtain child custody. [...]