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Common Misconceptions Young Couples Have about Estate Planning

April 4th, 2023 12:17 pm

Common Misconceptions Young Couples Have about Estate Planning   By Emily Blinzig and Heather Rooney McBride   Young couples have a lot on their plate. They are busy building their careers and often busy building their family and raising their children. Raising children is expensive, and money is often tight. Estate planning is not something […]

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DISCOVERY IN DOMESTIC CASES

April 4th, 2023 12:13 pm

DISCOVERY IN DOMESTIC CASES By:  Andy C. Scholz and Heather Rooney McBride Your attorney’s use of discovery is essential to giving your domestic case the highest chance of success. The most common methods of discovery are interrogatories and requests for production of documents. Before preparing these documents for a particular case, your attorney should make […]

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Are Clickwrap Agreements Enforceable in Missouri?

April 4th, 2023 12:12 pm

Are Clickwrap Agreements Enforceable in Missouri?     By: Jennifer Brodersen and Heather Rooney McBride Electronic agreements are subject to “traditional principles of contract law and focus on whether the plaintiff had reasonable notice of a manifested assent to the online agreement.” Ramsey v. H&R Block, Inc., 2019 WL 2090691, at *3 (W.D. Mo. May […]

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Helping Children By Keeping Conflict Out of Co-Parenting Relationships

April 4th, 2023 12:09 pm

Helping Children By Keeping Conflict Out of Co-Parenting Relationships By Andy Scholz and Heather Rooney McBride In contentious family law cases, it is common to see parents who need improvement when it comes to co-parenting. Parents are often unable to set their feelings aside, and conflict arises in a way that decreases their ability to […]

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Missouri Supreme Court Rules on Contractual Clauses for Attorneys’ Fees

August 14th, 2022 10:20 pm

Missouri Supreme Court Rules on Contractual Clauses for Attorneys’ Fees By:  HEATHER ROONEY MCBRIDE & ALDEN T. SMITH In 2021, the Missouri Supreme Court handed down a decision that weakened the enforceability of contractual attorneys’ fees clauses.  The decision, Arrowhead Lake Estates Homeowners Assn., Inc. v. Aggarwal, 624 S.W.3d 165 (Mo. banc 2021), threw out […]

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MARRIAGE ANNULMENT

June 29th, 2021 3:46 pm

MARRIAGE ANNULMENT By:  Andy Scholz and Heather Rooney McBride   Annulment of marriage is a process defined by Missouri statute as the “declaration of invalidity of marriage.” RSMo § 452.300. An annulment essentially says that a valid marriage never existed. Even though these marriages are deemed invalid, Missouri considers children born within these marriages to […]

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Pitfalls in Maintenance Calculations and the Importance of Accurate Income and Expense Statements

June 29th, 2021 3:46 pm

Pitfalls in Maintenance Calculations and the Importance of Accurate Income and Expense Statements By: Andy Scholz, Heather Rooney McBride, and Lauren Marsh Errors in documents pertaining to maintenance payments may be costly. Maintenance, otherwise known as alimony, is a payment from one spouse to another following the dissolution of marriage. In Missouri, maintenance (alimony) may […]

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Can an Employer Implement a Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccine Policy?

June 29th, 2021 3:45 pm

Can an Employer Implement a Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccine Policy? By: Jennifer Brodersen and Heather Rooney McBrice             On December 16, 2020, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) updated its COVID-19 technical assistance guidance outlining the agency’s views on the legal implications of a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination program under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Title […]

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Legal Separation: The Road Less Taken

January 25th, 2021 11:25 am

Legal Separation: The Road Less Taken   By:  Austin E. Williamson and Heather Rooney McBride   Divorce is not for everyone, and there are situations in which the parties agree that a separation is needed, but a divorce is not the end goal.  In certain situations, a legal separation may be the best choice.   […]

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THE PROCESS FOR CHILD RELOCATION IN MISSOURI

January 25th, 2021 11:24 am

THE PROCESS FOR CHILD RELOCATION IN MISSOURI:  What You Need to Know about How and Whether you can Move when your Child is Subject to a Shared Custody Order BY:  Austin E. Williamson and Heather Rooney McBride International author, Peter Hoeg, once said that “traveling tends to magnify all human emotions;” and while Hoeg was […]

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