When can I have child support and maintenance amended?

If your child immediately re-enrolls in another college (or maybe a community college close to where her mother lives), the child support may...

What options & consequences could there be to being in a relationship with someone else while legally married ?

You are still married to your first wife. In order to legally marry, you must first divorce your wife before you will be free to marry your...

Would it do any good to press charges?

If you hotline this matter in an attempt to get your siblings removed from the home, the caseworker will speak with all your siblings. If they...

If a child drops out of a post-secondary program, and does not immediately enroll in another, the Court may well determine the child to be...

My granddaughter is 16 and want to come live with us can we take in with out her mom permission?

If any of these allegations can be proved, then you should hotline the situation, or have your granddaughter speak to the counselor or a teacher at...

What are the requirements to sever parental rights?

The Children's Division, together with the Juvenile Court, can terminate parental rights for any number of reasons, but many times they won't...

How can i make sure that i get full custody of my son

Missouri law presumes that it is in the best interests of a child to have regular, frequent and ongoing contact with both parents. The law also...

Can I sign temporary gaurdianship to my childs grandmother who is at the moment her foster mom?

You can apply to terminate a guardianship if you can prove that, at that point in time, it is in the best interests of the child to terminate the...

Is it likely for a sex offender to get legal custody of his step-children along with their mother?

Who will be opposing it? Is the sex offender the children's biological father? Would you oppose her request to terminate the guardianship on this...

The judge grant you custody of your niece and nephew but the foster parent filed a petition. Is it possible she could get them?

Yes it is possible that the foster parent will get custody or guardianship. However, the law favors relatives over non-relatives. To find out...