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

On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in Child Custody on Wednesday, January 20, 2016. One of the most important things you can do as a parent going through divorce is to avoid putting your children in the middle. No matter how you feel about your ex right now, he or she is your kids’ other parent. When possible, children generally do better when both parents remain a source of love, affection, discipline and support for them — even when the parents are no longer together. Sadly, some parents put their own desire for “revenge” over their children’s well-being.

On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in Child Custody on Friday, January 15, 2016. How many divorced people in Illinois and Missouri could be next-door neighbors with their ex? Can any of our readers ever see themselves living in the same building — or even the same house — as the former love of their lives? More people than you might think would answer “yes.” Often, there are practical reasons for divorced couples to live near each other, especially if they have children together. As one divorced dad recently told The New York Times, living in the same

On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in Child Custody on Wednesday, January 13, 2016. A heartbreaking child custody case out of New Jersey may make our Illinois and Missouri readers consider whether a parent can be made to give up his or her rights due to poverty, and whether parents facing the loss of custody have a constitutional right to an attorney. The New Jersey Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case that pits a 2-year-old girl’s mother against the girl’s foster parents, who want to adopt her and have the biological mother stripped of her parental

On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in Child Custody on Monday, January 4, 2016. Many divorces require the spouses or the judge to determine child custody. Much less common is a legal determination about what to do about embryos. But with alternative forms of conception becoming increasingly popular, perhaps it was inevitable that such a case arise in Missouri. As WFMY-TV reports, the case pits two St. Louis County parents and former spouses against each other. The mother used in vitro fertilization to give birth to twin sons in 2014. The process created two additional embryos made from

On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in Child Custody on Saturday, January 2, 2016. Last week, we discussed Illinois’ Parentage Act of 2015, and how it will introduce different terminology into the state’s family law statutes. The words we use can make a big difference. For example, as we mentioned back on Dec. 24, state law will now use the gender-neutral term “parent” instead of “mother” and “father” in child custody and child support matters. This recognizes that many children in the state have parents of the same sex, and that parental rights are not affected by that

On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in Child Custody on Thursday, December 31, 2015. When couples decide to end their marriage, there are a lot of issues to discuss. Sometimes those discussions can get pretty heated and the end result is a drawn out battle, higher legal fees and in the end, the judge makes the final decision. If that happens, many couples feel like they both were cheated out of what they wanted. Issues like these have the most negative impact when children are involved. However, what if there was an option where you and your ex