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Posted on May 18, 2013
Best Interest Factors Discussed Statute makes child’s best interest the circuit court’s central objective and rule bars new trial on any error that does not materially affect that outcome. ...
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Posted on May 17, 2013
Set Time for Sale of Marital Residence Judgment ordered parties to split proceeds from sale of marital residence but set no date certain for that sale. That does not constitute error per se, but ...
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Posted on May 9, 2013
A teenager soccer player was playing his first game with his new team. The league had a reputation for being rough on the referees, even physically. This last time, the physicality rose to a new ...
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Posted on May 7, 2013
Missouri law governs the relocation of children after a custody order has been entered. "Relocation" is defined as "a change in the principal residence of a child for a period of ninety ...
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Posted on May 6, 2013
A recent case stands for the proposition that, under Missouri law, child support may continue during college even when the "child" takes a short break from school due to National Guard ...
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Posted on Apr 26, 2013
Maintenance Affirmed Statute awarding maintenance, providing that property award is a factor, means income-producing property. Record of substantial marital debts supported a finding that wife could ...
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Posted on Apr 25, 2013
Via CNET: Senior Obama administration officials have secretly authorized the interception of communications carried on portions of networks operated by AT&T and other Internet service providers, a ...
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Posted on Apr 25, 2013
In a recent case, the court of appeals reversed a trial court in a divorce proceedings because the trial judge awarded wife spousal maintenance prior to considering whether she could support herself ...
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Posted on Apr 18, 2013
During a car wreck investigation of an automobile found in a ditch, nine-year veteran, Trooper Williams wrote in his police notes, "Note: No driver at the scene of this collision." A The ...
Continue reading "Body of Missing Woman Found in Wrecked Car Days After It Was Towed" »
Posted on Apr 16, 2013
Since 2005, the Bankruptcy law has been relatively clear that nearly any obligation resulting from a dissolution of marriage proceeding is not dischargeable in bankruptcy, whether that is in the ...
Continue reading "Debts Ordered Paid in Divorce Decree and non-dischargeable in bankruptcy" »
Posted on Apr 8, 2013
Both Criminal and Civil Cases general have statute of limitations. For example, you may have only one year to bring a civil lawsuit against someone who inflicted an intentional tort on you. It is ...
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Posted on Apr 1, 2013
I was reading through some old news stories today about Olathe, Kansas. The following article was written in 2008, and listed the 150 most notable people connected to Olathe, KS. It includes both the ...
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Posted on Mar 28, 2013
Last month marked the ninth Anniversary of the launch of Facebook. Facebook now has over 1 billion active users. In 2004, they only had a million users. It is predicted that an n enormous number of ...
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Posted on Mar 25, 2013
Nine months ago, former popular assistant coach, Jerry Sandusky, was convicted of sexually abusing ten young boys. He is now serving a thirty to sixty year prison sentence for fourty-five counts of ...
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Posted on Mar 21, 2013
College student filed lawsuit because she received a poor grade. My wife is a university professor at Mid America Nazarene University in Olathe, Kansas. She is considered tough, but fair. Part of her ...
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Posted on Mar 20, 2013
Earlier this year, Attorney Jerry Wallentine was contacted by a man who had been charged with disorderly conduct. According to reports of the incident, he had allegedly scared a teenager by yelling ...
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Posted on Mar 19, 2013
The former 2004 winner of the World Series of Poker must have forgotten that he was not in Las Vegas anymore. He was arrested in a prostitution sting at a hotel in North Carolina la week. Greg Rymer ...
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Posted on Mar 15, 2013
A Ticket for Driving 2 MPH Under the Speed Limit? A Maryland woman has gotten a very unusual speeding ticket for driving a mere two miles under the speed limit. Police say the reason they ticketed her ...
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Posted on Mar 14, 2013
In the climate of today's divorce laws, perhaps the wisest thing a person can do is obtain a prenuptual agreement prior to marriage. Ideally, it is a way for the parties to clarify beforehand the ...
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Posted on Mar 12, 2013
The Second Amendment guarantees the right to bear arms. Generally, advocates of this right are focused on gun rights. However, one politician is now focusing on switchblade rights. Even more ...
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Posted on Mar 11, 2013
The young Glauber couple were on the way to the hospital because pregnant Raizy was feeling poor. Unfortunately, while they were on the way to the hospital they were in a horrible car wreck. A BMW ...
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Posted on Mar 8, 2013
A father of a grade school child wanted to test the safety procedures of the school his child went to. So, he went to the school and said, "I am a gunman. My target is inside of the building. ...
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Posted on Mar 5, 2013
Right before his 12 th birthday, Bailey O'Neill was struck by one person during recess. It was allegedly from a bullying incident in January. The child suffered a broken nose, a concussion, and ...
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Posted on Mar 4, 2013
Brenda Perry dropped off her two young children at daycare. At the same time, she brought in cupcakes to the daycare, for her toddler don's birthday. When she dropped the cupcakes off, she also ...
Continue reading "Grandmother Involved in Murder-Suicide" »
Posted on Feb 28, 2013
Many of us have seen the meth lab sitcom "Breaking Bad." A high school physics teacher turns in to drugs dealer, making meth out of a Winnebago. He then moves up to a high tech secret lab. ...
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