In Missouri scarpe uomo nike shox r4 , one of the divorcing parties is first required to be a state resident for 90 days, and the court must find that there is no likelihood the marriage could be preserved. If the marriage is not irretrievably broken and there is a reasonable likelihood it can be saved, a legal separation may be in order if you will not be living with your spouse. However, there is a common misconception that legal separation is an easier process than a divorce when in fact the process and cost is often very similar.Do I really need to hire a divorce attorney? Many people resolve themselves to the idea that they are capable of handling their own divorce. However, if you were charged with a crime, you would likely hire a criminal attorney to protect yourself, right? You wouldn't want to gamble with your freedom. The divorce process is complicated and navigating the legal system to obtain good or optimal results requires knowledge and experience. With your children nike shox nz donna , home and financial security at stake, you do not want to use your situation as a learning experience. You also save yourself a lot of money in the long-run when you have a divorce decree that is written clearly and helps avoid future disputes. At Stange Law Firm, our divorce lawyers have the knowledge and experience to guide you and advise you through the hurdles that will inevitably come through your divorce.Do I have to prove my spouse is at fault in Missouri? The short answer is no. In Missouri, there is an option for a 'no fault' divorce. This means the marriage is irretrievably broken regardless of the actual cause. This allows the parties to focus on restarting their lives and if there are children, focusing on their best interest rather than re-hashing past behaviors.However, if there are serious issues, you can also allege other grounds for divorce including physical/emotional abuse nike shox nz scontate , abandonment, drug abuse, etc. These issues may be relevant in dividing property and deciding who gets custody of the children. Adultery may be relevant if the person requesting custody or a large property award is having an affair that broke up the marriage or if the adulterous behavior has been flaunted in front of the children.How can I protect my children? Stange Law Firm, PC and Missouri courts regard children as the highest priority in the process. Our divorce attorneys protect children throughout the court proceedings, and encourage our clients to do the same. DO NOT make your children a pawn in your divorce. Your children will suffer and you will regret your behavior in the future, whether through your own guilty conscience or through a stringent court judgment. The children should not be brought into the proceedings. Messages should not be passed through the children. If your ex is late on child support, do not tell your child "Tell Daddy/Mommy to pay me the money" when you send your child for visitation. This confuses the child and makes them feel even more fragile than they already do as children of divorcing parents.The philosophy of our child custody attorneys is to help you develop a new parenting relationship with your ex-spouse so the focus is on the children's future nike shox outlet italia , not your past marriage. Stange Law Firm reserves the right to request that the court allow our withdrawal from your case if we determine that you are not focused on the best interest of the children involved in your situation.What about child support? Unless the parents have approximately equal custody time with the children and make roughly the same amount of money, one parent will pay child support to the other. The parent who does not have the children most of the time (also called the non-custodial parent) pays support to the custodial parent. Oftentimes, the non-custodial parent is the father, but as with fathers' rights, we are seeing more and more fathers obtaining custody and receiving child support from mothers. There is not a presumption that the mother must be the custodial parent. Custody is determined by the court by determining what arrangement is in the children's best interest. Furthermore, our father's rights attorneys, who have practiced for a long time with divergent cases nike air force 1 low uomo , come to court fully prepared with vital do[censored] entation that furthers the chances of winning the case.In Missouri, child support is calculated by the child support lawyers using a Form 14. Both parents' incomes go into a formula, along with adjustments for parenting time and insurance paid. Each parent is responsible for a share of the child support, and the party who does not have custody of the children pays their share. Can I get maintenance and do I have to pay maintenance? The only answer to this question is: It depends. Maintenance in Missouri is designed to ensure that each party is able to meet their reasonable expenses post-divorce. There is no formula for maintenance. The judge will decide based on the length of the marriage, work prospects for each party, conduct of the parties, the ability of the spouse to pay maintenance nike air force 1 rosse , whether adultery was committed and a whole host of any other factors the judge deems relevant. Each judge and each county is different. Based on our knowledge with the different judges and your individual case, we can give you our best estimate of the likely outcome. 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