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

On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in Property Division on Thursday, March 24, 2016. When talking about property division and divorce in this blog, we have often used terms like “marital property” and “non-marital” or “separate” property. Some things, like a house purchased during the marriage, are probably pretty clearly going to be marital property, while bank accounts kept in one spouse’s name during the marriage have a strong claim for being separate property. But in most marriages, assets and debts that each brought to the relationship often get mixed together. Things like bank accounts, retirement accounts and

On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in Property Division on Sunday, March 13, 2016. Family law is largely left to each individual state to create and amend. Though a lot of things, such as no-fault divorce, are now available in every state, each state has its own procedure and requirements for getting divorced there. It is important that you don’t make a procedural mistake, or else your divorce might get significantly and unnecessarily delayed. For example, most states have some sort of residency requirement before a couple can get divorced there. In Illinois, state law requires at least

On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in Property Division on Wednesday, March 2, 2016. When you want to marry someone, make sure you are not currently married to someone else. Bigamy is against the law in Missouri, so you could find yourself facing criminal charges for trying it. It is also cause to void the second marriage, which could leave your second spouse with no right to pursue property division, spousal support or child support. A Missouri man has been charged with misdemeanor bigamy after his wife of 29 years, who lives in Oregon, found out her husband

On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in Property Division on Friday, February 26, 2016. Getting the final divorce decree might be a relief, a sad moment or somewhere in between. No matter what your emotional reaction will be, keep in mind that it is not the final step in severing ties to your former wife or husband. Depending on how much you and your ex planned for your future together before filing for divorce, you could have up to five things you need to take steps to change — as soon as possible after your divorce is official.