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April 23, 2013One in every five women stop pension payments after divorce, while half of married women make no contribution to their pensions while they are still married, according to new research from British financial specialist the Phoenix Group. According to their … Continue reading
TV Watching Could Negatively Affect How Couples View Their Relationship
March 23, 2013Frequent television viewing could affect the status of a romantic relationship according to a study published last fall in Mass Communication and Society. The study results published in an article entitled “When TV and Marriage Meet: A Social Exchange Analysis … Continue reading
Proposed Legislation Would Give Adoptees Access To Medical Information
February 20, 2013Missouri lawmakers are debating a bill that may make it easier for adoptees to find their birth parents. If House Bill 252 is passed, it would require the Missouri State Health Department to provide birth parents with a contact preference … Continue reading
Legislation Passes Senate Eliminating Adoption Tax Credit For Out-Of-State Adoptions
February 4, 2013Legislation that passed the Senate this week may steer Missouri couples more toward adopting a Missouri child over adopting one from outside the area. Legislation passed the Senate eliminating a $2 million annual allotment of tax credits for those couples … Continue reading
Rare Child Custody Case Makes It To Supreme Court
December 22, 2012With only one percent of all court cases even presented to the United States Supreme Court and with only a very small fraction of that percentage involving family law, it is rare a child custody case is ever heard by … Continue reading
Study: Divorce Rates Decreased During Great Recession
November 24, 2012Findings from a new study showed the divorce rates in the United States dropped during the Great Recession, but are beginning to rebound. The study, conducted by Dr. Adbur Chowdhury at Marquette University titled, “Til Recession Do us Part: Booms, Busts and Divorce … Continue reading
Paper Calls For Regulation Of What Happens To Digital Assets After Death
October 7, 2012With more of people’s lives spent online, the issue of what to do in the event of their death with their digital assets is an ever more-pressing question. According to a paper written by a University of Illinois law professor … Continue reading
Attorney G. John Richards, Former Lincoln Co. Prosecuting Attorney Dies
September 19, 2012The former prosecuting attorney of Lincoln County died Tuesday evening following a crash last week, he was 51. According to his web site, Attorney G. John Richards was seriously injured last Thursday morning in a crash on Route 47, west … Continue reading
Technology Can Help Or Hurt In Dealing With An Ex
September 1, 2012A new study released by the University of Missouri Monday said divorced and separated couples with poor relationships often use technology to manipulate situations, while those with good relationships use it to help better communicate about their children. Researchers found … Continue reading
MO Court of Appeals: Adding Spouse To Property Turns Property Into Marital Asset
June 30, 2012A divorce case dividing assets reviewed by the Missouri Court of Appeals last week determined a farm that had belonged to the husband became marital real property after the wife’s name was added to it. The case, JJ v EJ … Continue reading
