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Missouri Divorce & Family Law Blog (816) 523-6100 Menu Home Attorney Profile Legal Services Fees & Costs Reviews FAQ Resources Blog Contact Us Knowledge. Integrity. Experience. Home › Missouri Divorce & Family Law… Missouri Divorce & Family Law Blog Taxation of Spousal Maintenance Payments in Missouri February 17th, 2020 Posted By Mark A. Wortman Under Missouri’s family laws, courts can order a party to a divorce to pay two different kinds of support to their soon-to-be-ex-spouse. If the parties have one or more minor children, the court will usually order a parent to pay child support to t… Read More Categories: Alimony / Maintenance Division of Retirement Benefits in Missouri Divorces January 15th, 2020 Posted By Mark A. Wortman A Missouri divorce case often involves multiple complicated issues that the parties or the court must resolve. This includes questions about child custody and child support, as well as division of marital property. Some assets are easier to divide an… Read More Categories: Divorce , Military Divorce , Property Division , Retirement Plans and Division Missouri Court of Appeals Rules on Disputed Division of Military Benefits After Divorce December 16th, 2019 Posted By Mark A. Wortman In a Missouri divorce case, a judge must dispose of all issues between the spouses before signing a final order. This includes child custody and child support, as well as division of marital property. Courts encourage parties in any kind of litigatio… Read More Categories: Military Divorce , Military Family Law , Property Division , Retirement Plans and Division Missouri Court Awards Sole Custody to Man Who Believed He Was the Child's Father and Fulfilled that Role November 15th, 2019 Posted By Mark A. Wortman A parent-child relationship, defined at the most basic level, is the relationship between a person and one of the people who contributed directly to their birth. There is far more to parenting than biology, though, and Missouri family law recognizes… Read More Categories: Custody and Visitation , Guardian Ad Litem , Modifications , Paternity Missouri Courts Cannot Use Child Custody as a Reward or Punishment for Parents October 15th, 2019 Posted By Mark A. Wortman Even when parents in a Missouri divorce are able to agree on a custody plan, a family court judge must confirm that it is in “the best interests of the child” and meets all other requirements of state law. Once a judge signs a custody decree, sta… Read More Categories: Custody and Visitation , Modifications What Happens When One Parent in a Missouri Child Custody Dispute Intentionally Interferes with the Other Parent’s Visitation Rights? September 17th, 2019 Posted By Mark A. Wortman In any Missouri divorce involving children, or any other dispute over child custody or visitation, decisions by the courts of this state must be in the “best interest of the children.” This is an intentionally ambiguous term. Every case is unique… Read More Categories: Custody and Visitation , Legal Proceedings , Modifications What to Look for in Online Co-Parenting Tools August 16th, 2019 Posted By Mark A. Wortman When parents get divorced, they might not live together anymore, and they might not be a couple, but they will continue to be parents to their children for many years to come. Their parenting plan must address issues like where the children will live… Read More Categories: Child Support , Custody and Visitation How Missouri Courts Are Applying Recent Changes to Child Custody Law July 26th, 2019 Posted By Mark A. Wortman Missouri law states that a child custody arrangement must be in “the best interests of the child.” It does not provide a specific definition of the term. Instead, it gives courts rather broad discretion when deciding custody issues, and provides… Read More Categories: Custody and Visitation , Legal Proceedings Awarding Legal and Physical Custody of a Child to a Step-Parent in Missouri June 26th, 2019 Posted By Mark A. Wortman Missouri law recognizes two types of child custody: physical custody, meaning the right to reside with, supervise, and care for a child; and legal custody, meaning the right to make decisions related to a child’s “health, education and welfare.�… Read More Categories: Custody and Visitation Can Missouri Courts Award Retroactive Spousal Maintenance in a Divorce Case? May 15th, 2019 Posted By Mark A. Wortman Divorce requires a reorganization of nearly every aspect of one’s life. This is a difficult adjustment for most people, but particularly so when one spouse is unable to support themselves without the other spouse’s assistance. The concept of “a… Read More Categories: Alimony / Maintenance 1 2 … 31 Next » Last » Mark A. Wortman Kansas City family law attorney Mark A. Wortman handles only divorce and family law matters, and practices only in the State of Missouri. Due to this specialty, Mark has handled thousands of Missouri divorce and family cases and has practiced extensi… Read More Practice Areas Divorce Uncontested Divorce Spousal Support Child Custody Missouri Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act Child Support Child Support When a Child is in College Property Division Modification of Decrees Contempt of Court / Enforcement of Decrees Legal Separation Annulment Rights of the Unwed / Cohabitation Rights Paternity Non-Paternity Recent Blog Posts Feb 17 Taxation of Spousal Maintenance Payments in Missouri February 17th, 2020 Under Missouri’s family laws, courts can order a party to a divorce to pay two different kinds of support to their soon-to-be-ex-spouse. If the parties have one or more minor children, the court will usually order a parent to pay child support to t… Read More Jan 15 Division of Retirement Benefits in Missouri Divorces January 15th, 2020 A Missouri divorce case often involves multiple complicated issues that the parties or the court must resolve. This includes questions about child custody and child support, as well as division of marital property. Some assets are easier to divide an… Read More Read More From Our Blog Contact Us Name: * First Phone Number: E-mail Address: * Message: CAPTCHA Email This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. This iframe contains the logic required to handle Ajax powered Gravity Forms. Mark A. Wortman, Attorney at Law, LC 9229 Ward Parkway, Suite 255 Kansas City , Missouri 64114 Phone: (816) 523-6100 Fax: (816) 523-6106 Email: © 2020 Mark A. 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