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

On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in child support on Thursday, March 9, 2017. A Missouri mother who has a child and who is not together with the father is likely be eligible to receive child support payments. This is the case regardless of whether or not the parents were ever married. While filing for child support should be simple, there are certain steps that a mother who has custody of the child will have to follow. First, the mother will need to contact the local Office of Child Support Enforcement. This agency can help enforce child support

On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in child support on Thursday, March 2, 2017. In Missouri, there are two ways for a father’s paternity to be established if he is not married to the mother. Both parents can sign an Affidavit of Paternity, or the mother can get an order that establishes the man as the child’s father. If the mother is married to someone who is not the father of the child, there are extra steps. If the husband is willing, he can sign a Husband’s Denial of Paternity along with the child’s mother. If the husband

On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in child support on Wednesday, February 22, 2017. When unmarried women in Missouri give birth, the fathers of the children have an opportunity to affirm their paternity. They accomplish this by signing an Acknowledgment of Paternity, which is often completed before a hospital discharges a newborn. A study published in the journal Human Nature, however, determined that each year, about 750,000 newborns nationwide go home without any legal documentation declaring who their fathers are. This lack of paternity might impeded efforts by government agencies to collect child support. The study delved deeper