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

On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in Property Division on Friday, April 8, 2016. As we have discussed before in this blog, when a Missouri couple gets divorced, most property they own gets equitably divided between them. But only “marital” property, or property legally considered to belong to both spouses, is subject to division. Non-marital property, or things that belong to one spouse alone, goes to that spouse solely. The obvious question, then, is how do we tell the difference between marital and non-marital property? Most of us have a bank account before we get married, and some

On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in Property Division on Sunday, April 3, 2016. Your house is very likely the most valuable and significant asset you own, and many homeowners have strong emotional, physical and financial connections to their family home. This is why it can be such a struggle to figure out what to do with it in the event of a divorce. Many former spouses choose to sell the home, divide the profits and move forward separately. Others, however, want to keep the house. If you are in the latter position, there are a few important

On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in Property Division on Friday, April 1, 2016. Social Security is a big part of most Illinois residents’ retirement plan. Though it should not be the only source of income retirees can rely upon, after paying into the system for decades, most people expect to receive Social Security benefits once they are old enough to qualify. Spouses who would not qualify for Social Security based on their own work history, many of them longtime homemakers, can qualify for spousal benefits. But what if you are divorced? Are you out of luck? Not

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