Dealing with legal issues involving family members is difficult. Choosing the right law firm to serve you is essential. You may be considering a divorce or going through a child custody dispute. You may need to modify a previous custody order. Maybe you are a grandparent seeking guardianship of a grandchild or a step-parent interested in learning more about step-parent adoption.
Whatever family law matter concerns you, we can help. Many families must deal with divorce, child custody or other family law matters sooner or later. Accurate information and skillful legal counsel can make a great difference in your case. The attorneys at Hutchings & Schwappach work hard to deliver solutions that work for our clients and their families.
Family law involves inherently private matters. We understand how difficult it can be to discuss your relationships, your finances, and your children. We are here to help you. Clients turn to us at some of the most stressful and trying times of their lives. We provide them with the compassionate and knowledgeable legal counsel needed to overcome their family law challenges and move forward with their lives.
Whatever family law matter concerns you, we can help. Many families must deal with divorce, child custody or other family law matters sooner or later. Accurate information and skillful legal counsel can make a great difference in your case. The attorneys at Hutchings & Schwappach work hard to deliver solutions that work for our clients and their families.
Family law involves inherently private matters. We understand how difficult it can be to discuss your relationships, your finances, and your children. We are here to help you. Clients turn to us at some of the most stressful and trying times of their lives. We provide them with the compassionate and knowledgeable legal counsel needed to overcome their family law challenges and move forward with their lives.
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At Hutchings & Schwappach, we provide high quality legal representation for divorce, custody, child support and other family law cases.
Our practice is exclusively family law so we can focus on your family.
We are experienced in vigorously protecting our clients' rights while providing guidance and reassurance in a supportive environment.
We believe in valuing our clients' experiences and partnering with them to develop an intelligent and effective case strategy.
We understand how to be aggressive when circumstances demand it, but we also know that domestic issues are often best settled through reasoned negotiation.
Our practice is exclusively family law so we can focus on your family.
We are experienced in vigorously protecting our clients' rights while providing guidance and reassurance in a supportive environment.
We believe in valuing our clients' experiences and partnering with them to develop an intelligent and effective case strategy.
We understand how to be aggressive when circumstances demand it, but we also know that domestic issues are often best settled through reasoned negotiation.
A divorce in Missouri is known as a "dissolution of marriage."
A dissolution of marriage in Missouri is limited "no-fault, " meaning that a spouse only needs to show that a marriage is irretrievably broken to be granted a dissolution.
The process of a dissolution of marriage involves dividing assets and debts, possibly awarding maintenance (alimony), determining custody and parenting time for children, creating a parenting plan and calculating child support.
The process for a legal separation is very similar to the process for a dissolution of marriage.
A dissolution of marriage in Missouri is limited "no-fault, " meaning that a spouse only needs to show that a marriage is irretrievably broken to be granted a dissolution.
The process of a dissolution of marriage involves dividing assets and debts, possibly awarding maintenance (alimony), determining custody and parenting time for children, creating a parenting plan and calculating child support.
The process for a legal separation is very similar to the process for a dissolution of marriage.
Child custody issues can be the most important, complicated, and emotional aspects of your divorce or paternity case.
In Missouri, the best interests of the child is used by the Courts to determine the custody arrangement.
There are two kinds of custody: legal and physical custody.
Legal custody defines how major decisions for the child are made and physical custody refers to the actual right for each parent to spend time the child.
Missouri courts favor joint physical custody and joint legal custody, which means each parent shares equally in major decision making for the child and each parent is able to spend frequent and meaningful time with the child.
In Missouri, the best interests of the child is used by the Courts to determine the custody arrangement.
There are two kinds of custody: legal and physical custody.
Legal custody defines how major decisions for the child are made and physical custody refers to the actual right for each parent to spend time the child.
Missouri courts favor joint physical custody and joint legal custody, which means each parent shares equally in major decision making for the child and each parent is able to spend frequent and meaningful time with the child.
The purpose of a paternity action is to establish legal fatherhood, custody, parenting time, and child support of a child born to unwed parties.
Whether a father is listed on a birth certificate or not, legal procedures are required to establish paternity and custodial rights.
A paternity action may be initiated by either parent of the child.
If your child was born out of wedlock, both you and the child have important rights that must be protected.
We have navigated our clients through many paternity cases, both contested and uncontested.
Whether a father is listed on a birth certificate or not, legal procedures are required to establish paternity and custodial rights.
A paternity action may be initiated by either parent of the child.
If your child was born out of wedlock, both you and the child have important rights that must be protected.
We have navigated our clients through many paternity cases, both contested and uncontested.
Sometimes after your court order is entered things change and the parenting plan or child support ordered by the court is no longer in the best interests of your child or is no longer is practical.
In these cases, we can request that the court modify the current order by filing a Motion to Modify.
In order to modify a court order, you must be able to show that there has been a change in circumstances since the last order was entered.
Changes or circumstances can mean job changes, income changes, moves, remarriage, or many other things.
In these cases, we can request that the court modify the current order by filing a Motion to Modify.
In order to modify a court order, you must be able to show that there has been a change in circumstances since the last order was entered.
Changes or circumstances can mean job changes, income changes, moves, remarriage, or many other things.
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