Parenting group gives Missouri’s child custody laws a C+ grade
On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in Child Custody on Wednesday, December 3, 2014. Last month, we wrote about an emerging trend in family law wherein shared child custody is the presumed starting point of custody negotiations. Research in recent years has confirmed the benefits of keeping both parents involved in their children’s lives after divorce, when possible. Fathers’ rights groups have also been pushing for changes to child custody laws and practices in an attempt to give fathers equal consideration. Recently, a non-profit advocacy group called the National Parents Organization examined child custody laws in all 50 states and assigned a letter grade to each