Multi-State Divorce & Family Law Blog by Stange Law Firm, PC

On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in divorce on Thursday, July 13, 2017. Missouri couples who are going through a divorce might be offered advice from friends, acquaintances and family, but that advice might not always be accurate. For example, they may hear that it is possible to save money by having both of them use the same attorney, but that presents a conflict of interest and is an ethical violation. Another misconception is that marital misconduct will be irrelevant in a no-fault divorce. Cheating by one party, however, might still affect division of assets or other aspects

On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in divorce on Thursday, June 29, 2017. Divorce statistics are calculated in a number of different ways, and each sheds a different kind of light on the divorce rate. Certain factors also raise the likelihood that any one Missouri couple might get a divorce. While the divorce rate may be around 40 to 50 percent, there is more complexity to this picture than is immediately apparent. The crude divorce rate looks at its prevalence throughout the population annually regardless of age or marital status. In the United States, it is about 3.6

On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in divorce on Friday, June 23, 2017. In a Missouri divorce settlement, a person might agree to pay alimony to a former spouse. That alimony is usually tax-deductible, but it is important that it be mentioned in the formal divorce agreement. Otherwise, according to the U.S. Tax Court, it is not deductible. In the case that the Tax Court heard, a man filed for divorce in 2007 and signed an agreement with his wife regarding splitting with her a bonus he had received in 2006. Later, as part of a temporary support

On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in divorce on Tuesday, June 20, 2017. Income inequality is a topic that has drawn a lot of attention in a variety of contexts. It has impacted many different aspects of people’s lives including who they marry. In this regard, “associative mating” has become a popular trend as individuals look for others who have similar levels of education and similar income potential. This is different from the 1950s when women would look to marry those who had more money or education. This new phenomenon has limited a person’s ability to move within