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The Police Just Want to Talk
The call comes in and you think, “What now?” Your ex-wife cut off visitation a week ago. No communication. No clue. Now the police detective wants you to come in for a “casual conversation.” Someone did something to your child. He says, “You won’t be under arrest. You can come...
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Why Fathers Should Not Get Therapy.
Or, should they? Will it be privileged and confidential or will the court subpoena those records for all to see? Generally speaking, men benefit from counseling even though they might not like to ask for help and even though they imagine themselves as a “stoic impenetrable wall.” Counseling can be...
Read More Can She Just Take My Son And Move?
No, but Yes if you let her. It depends. You need to speak to a family law attorney in your state and in the destination state. Why? All of the states have adopted a body of law called the “UCCJEA” or Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Enforcement Act, but as with...
Read More Missouri’s New Harassment Law and Class E Felony
Here is another example of a criminal charge often accompanying a divorce or other family law case: Harassment. (Comparing Sections 565.090.1 to 565.091.1). The previous statute was lengthy, and specific. You had to threaten to commit a felony, use such extreme language as to put another person in fear of...
Read More Domestic Assault
Representing parties in a divorce often also includes certain criminal law cases. Domestic assault is one example. For years Missouri had four levels of felony crime, A, B, C and D, and four levels of misdemeanor crime, A, B, C and D. Beginning January 1, 2017, Missouri introduces a new...
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