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A parenting plan is an in-depth outline of how parents intend to share parental rights and responsibilities. Most people think of parenting plans as basic custody orders that divide parenting time between the adults. That is certainly a key element of any effective...
The law in Missouri makes it illegal to intentionally harm another person. Acts of violence can lead to assault charges or worse depending on what happens to the person affected by the incident. Violent crimes involving weapons, serious injury or death could lead to...
Missouri criminalizes a variety of different behaviors. It is illegal to steal property that belongs to another person or a business. It is also illegal to injure or intimidate people. Property crimes, white-collar crimes and violent crimes all cause harm to others in...
Long gone are the days when the authorities were allowed to physically abuse suspects to extract a confession – but that doesn’t mean that the police can’t yank out other tools in their arsenal to get the evidence they need. Although the practice has become...
Many people who are subject to arrest by a police officer feel confident about their rights in the early stages of the process. They tell themselves and anyone who will listen that the officer must have made some kind of mistake. However, a day or a weekend in state...
People who have children together in Missouri effectively intertwine their lives permanently. Even if they choose to end their relationship with one another through separation or divorce, they will always have a connection through their children. In most cases, they...
Many divorces require a significant amount of time in court because the spouses involved don't agree on anything. A judge has to hear the details of the marriage and each spouse's circumstances, in addition to reviewing financial and legal records related to the...
Someone accused of a violent criminal offense will want to look at all of their options before entering a guilty plea. Some people have an airtight alibi that can eventually convince the courts that they were not present at the scene of a crime. Other people will find...
When couples end their marriage, they often have many questions about what will happen to their possessions. What will happen to their prized possessions? Who will keep their house? How will the court divide their savings, including their retirement savings? However,...
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