We fight for your children, because one of the worst aspects of separating parents is the effect it has on your kids. You need an attorney who will understand how important your kids are to you and will fight for your time with them. It’s always about the child’s best interests. In Missouri, there are two types of custody: legal custody and physical custody.

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We will fight for a fair amount of child support. Child support is important, because kids should come first in a divorce and deserve to be cared for financially.

Child Support payments are calculated using the Missouri Supreme Court’s Form 14, and should be fair. Mostly, payments are based on both parents’ gross monthly income.

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Missouri requires the Court to divide all marital assets and marital debts in a divorce.

Marital Assets are all property that has been acquired from the date of marriage until the date of divorce, except non-marital property described below. This can include real estate, motor vehicles, financial accounts, businesses, and retirement accounts just to name a few.

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A divorce is considered contested when a party files for divorce without having a Settlement Agreement in place.

At the Northland Family Law, we see over 95% of our cases come to a settlement and don’t need a trial judge to make the decisions regarding dividing assets and custody of children.

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A true uncontested divorce is a rare thing. The reason an uncontested divorce is rare is obvious. If spouses were inclined to come to agreement on such weighty matters that are at issue in a divorce, they probably are not on a collision course to a divorce.

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The Marshall Law Firm serves the greater Kansas City, Missouri area with offices based in the Northland. Our firm handles injury cases including workers’ compensation; divorce and family law, criminal defense and traffic tickets.