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

On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in Child Custody on Monday, November 23, 2015. Thanksgiving is this Thursday, which means the holiday season is officially upon us. If you have recently gone through divorce in the past year, you may not be looking forward to the holidays as much as prior years. In fact, you may be dreading the season, especially if you won’t be able to spend as much time with your children as you would like. Luckily, there is a lot of advice available out there on not just surviving the holidays after a divorce, but

On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in Child Custody on Friday, October 9, 2015. For those who pay attention to tabloids and celebrity news, this will be common knowledge: actress Megan Fox and her soon-to-be-former husband Brian Austin Green have filed for divorce after five years of marriage. The couple has two sons together, and apparently they are going for joint custody, though that hasn’t been confirmed. However, Green has asked that Fox pay him spousal support. This divorce, though a celebrity divorce (which don’t always involve circumstances that everyday people can relate to), brings up two topics

On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in Child Custody on Friday, September 25, 2015. Under family laws in Illinois, fathers have the same rights and obligations as mothers. Although the letter of the law does not preference one parent over another based on gender, divorce settlements and custody orders don’t always reflect that ideal. Dads need a strong advocate to make sure that their rights are adequately protected, but does this mean that they have to fight to win? Do they have to tear down the other spouse to get their way? The answer is simply, “No.” Collaborative

On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in Child Custody on Wednesday, September 23, 2015. When married parents get divorced, any custody decisions made by the court are likely to affect more than just the children and their two parents. In many cases, grandparents also experience the consequences of a child custody agreement – sometimes for better but often for worse. An acrimonious divorce can even lead to severed ties between grandparents and the grandchildren they love. Here in Illinois, grandparents can sometimes petition the court for visitation rights. However, the process is complex and not all grandparents will