Posted by Jason L. Call
Most people are at least somewhat familiar with their constitutionally protected right to an attorney. Law and Order, CSI, and other television programs often employ the common Miranda Rights language in their dialogue: You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have …
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Posted by Emily Fretwell
Introduced during this 2018 session in the Missouri Legislature are two bills that would change the way courts decide what parenting plan to adopt in contested custody disputes. Under the current state of the law, the court need only adopt the custodial arrangement that is in the best interest of the minor child and, in …
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Tags: 452.375; SB645; HB1667; rebuttable presumption; primary caregiver; joint custody; equal parenting