Missouri's new divorce during pregnancy law expressly mandates that the fact that one spouse is pregnant cannot be the sole reason why a court refuses to enter a judgment for dissolution of marriage or legal separation.

Parents who are members of the United States Armed Forces can face unique challenges when it comes to parenting, especially in the case of divorce or never married parents who have separated. When these service members are ordered to deploy, obviously it substantially affects their ability to parent their children during their deployment. All 50 states have these Deployed Serviceperson’s Protection Laws to protect parents who are service members and Missouri is no different.

What do you do if you've been served with divorce paper? 1. Contact a local family law attorney immediately In essence your spouse is suing you, so you MUST take getting served with a petition for dissolution very seriously. It’s imperative that you seek help to learn your obligations and rights under Missouri law, and how you should proceed. In Missouri divorce filings, you must respond with a notarized answer to the petition for dissolution of marriage within 30 days afte

In Missouri, the amount of child support is subject to reconsideration when financial circumstances have changed to such an extent that the child support amount is changed by at least 20%.