Shared custody bill signed by Missouri Governor
On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in Fathers’ Rights on Tuesday, July 5, 2016. Missouri Governor Jay Nixon signed House Bill 1550 into law, which will help promote more shared custody and visitation agreements between divorcing parents. The goal of the law is to ensure that fathers are not cut out of the parenting process by unfair and out-of-date custody or visitation agreements. Research has shown that children of divorce adapt better when both parents are involved in their lives and this law is designed to help judges come to custody determinations that maximize the time the children spend with each parent. In an effort to