The U.S. has a large number of blended families. In some cases, the merging of households is so successful that stepfamilies decide to form legal bonds as well as emotional ones. If you are a stepparent in Missouri who loves your stepchildren as if they were your...

Missouri’s laws provide for shared custody agreements when both parents wish to take an active role in their children's lives. Making decisions concerning a child's education and religion may require joint or shared custody, which can offer more than visitation...

You have already filed for divorce, but it may take time before you finalize the process and start the next chapter of your life in Missouri. You recently met someone new, a person you have a romantic interest in. Should you date during the divorce process? You do not...

If you are expecting (or already have) a baby and have not married the child's other parent, you must establish legal paternity in Missouri. Doing so provides access to custody and visitation for both parents and creates a financial child support obligation. These are...

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