Kansas City Divorce & Family Law Blog by Stange Law Firm, PC

While marriage rates have steadily fallen over recent years and divorce rates have risen, not only are more divorces being filed throughout the United States but many more types of divorces are being filed. When most people think of divorce, they typically imagine younger couples who rush into marriage or otherwise realize they are incompatible, divorcing within a few years of marrying. However, today, many more “gray” divorces are happening than ever, and older Americans are ending their marriages at higher and higher rates each year. As life expectancy has increased, more older Americans do not think they are too

If you recently finalized your divorce, you are likely faced with many sudden changes in your life. Even if you and your spouse reached a mutual agreement to divorce and there is minimal bad blood between you, ending a marriage is emotionally difficult for anyone. The underlying cause of the divorce is also likely to cause long-lasting distress, and divorce holds many financial implications that can make this situation even more challenging. While you may face a new child custody schedule, a child support payment agreement, new living arrangements, and various other challenges after your divorce, one thing that demands

Divorce is a more detailed process than many people expect. While most people are aware that divorce is the formal legal process of ending a marriage, it is also a process of assigning separate ownership rights of the couple’s marital property and resolving any other financial matters between the spouses. This allows each of them to effectively have a fresh financial start after a divorce, and they will also ensure both spouses receive appropriate shares of their marital property. While property division is likely to be contentious in any divorce, this is just one of the financial issues you and