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

On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in Child Custody on Thursday, February 2, 2017. Illinois parents who are going through a custody dispute may be interested to learn that on Jan. 26, singer Robin Thicke lost custody of his 6-year-old son. Further, the judge also allowed a restraining order against him, preventing him from seeing or contacting both his son and the child’s mother. The dispute began in early January when the child’s mother claimed that he excessively spanked the child. School staff gave their statements to the court, stating that the child told them that his father

Delinquent child support payments On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in Child Support on Friday, January 27, 2017. Divorced Illinois parents who have to pay child support should be aware that if their exes missed a payment, that doesn’t excuse them for being responsible for it. The obligation to make delinquent child support payments will continue. Parents who are late submitting their child support payments are referred to as being ‘in arrears.” Any orders for child support that was supposed to have been paid before the child turned 18 will still be enforceable. The cutoff age for when

On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in Child Custody on Wednesday, January 25, 2017. Illinois residents who follow celebrity news may be interested in learning that crooner Robin Thicke and his ex-wife Paula Patton were back in court over a custody dispute on Jan. 12. The return to court was prompted by a report filed by their 6-year-old son’s school after he claimed that his father had hit him. Thicke’s ex-wife filed the motion seeking an emergency order of custody. In the motion, she claimed that she was concerned that the child was not safe as the son

On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in Child Custody on Friday, January 20, 2017. Establishing paternity and visitation rights can be slightly more challenging for unmarried fathers. Illinois law provides all biological parents with the right to access their children in most circumstances regardless of marital status at the time of conception or birth. While paternity is automatically assumed if a child is born while a couple is married, an unmarried father may have to take some extra legal steps before he is allowed legal access to his child. The first step toward visitation is to establish legal

On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in Child Custody on Tuesday, January 17, 2017. Divorce negotiations can be challenging when potentially volatile issues like alimony and property division are discussed. However, divorcing parents in Illinois and around the country are usually able to suck it up and discuss child custody and visitation arrangements in a more productive way. This is because most parents want their children to be happy, and shielding them from the emotional trauma common in divorce cases is often paramount. Bitter child custody battles can take a heavy toll on parents and children. However, a