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Why you probably don’t want DIY divorce

On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in family law on Friday, October 2, 2015. If you and your spouse have decided to divorce, you know money is going to be an issue. Both the cost of filings the divorce paperwork in the courthouse in Columbia and the need to split up your marital assets. Perhaps you figure that if you handle the legal documents and avoid hiring an attorney, you can at least save that cost in the process. It could work. You will probably read stories on the internet of couples who have divorced successfully and who

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“Something must be built in its place”

On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in divorce on Saturday, September 26, 2015. A mother, after a divorce, put it this way, declining to label it on the dichotomy of good/bad, she said, “It is a recognition that what existed is irretrievably broken and that something else must be built in its place.” She had to children and after a short marriage, she and her husband realized their relationship was “irretrievably broken.” And while that was something that was sad, it also was something that just “was.” Towards the end, she had felt constant anger toward her spouse.

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Serving your country should not cost you your children

On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in child custody on Friday, September 18, 2015. Military service members give much in the service of their country. They often spend years overseas on extended deployments, and during the last decade or so, they have frequently spent time in combat zones, risking their very lives every day. And while there is much discussion of how they are heroes, if they have children, they may find their treatment is often far from heroic. This story involved a woman living in Florida, but given the number of servicemembers deployed, including those from elements

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When litigation gets out of hand

On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in divorce on Friday, September 11, 2015. Divorce is always a paradox of the similar and the very different. Every divorce in Missouri involves two parties who wish to separate their lives from each other. Some require litigation, some are amicable. In some cases, the divorce can help the children by lessening the tension and stress and in others, it makes little difference as the couple continues their battles through the courts.And some are beyond words. It is unclear exactly what is going on a divorce involving a couple and their three

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In divorce court, its women first

On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in divorce on Friday, September 4, 2015. A modern marriage contains many contradictions. It is now seen more as a meeting of equals, with similar interests, tastes and for many, incomes. Yet many relationships still maintain elements of the Eisenhower-era, and women still carry on with much of the traditional domestic duties in the household, sometimes in spite of their working outside the home. This is potentially one reason that women are the ones who are more likely to walk into a Missouri family court in Columbia and file papers to end

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Was your spouse on Ashley Madison?

On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in divorce on Friday, August 28, 2015. The recent revelations of the data breach from Ashley Madison, a website used to facilitate marital infidelity, may cause significant problems for millions of couples. For an unhappy spouse, finding your husband or wife had an account may prove to be the tipping point, triggering the filing of divorce papers in a Missouri family court. If you believed your marriage to be happy and you found your spouse’s name, the primary question becomes one of trust. Was your spouse merely “investigating” the site, but never

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