The court costs and legal fees for a divorce depend on a number of things: whether the matter will be contested, whether there are minor children, the presence of complex property issues, and the Missouri County the divorce is filed in. The court costs for filing a divorce action in Missouri counties such as Saint…
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Non-Contested/Uncontested/Contested Divorce
A large percentage of divorces in Missouri are often uncontested. The parties agree on all of the property distributions, allocation of debts, and child custody & support arrangements (when applicable). The remaining hurdle, then, is navigating the court system to obtain the actual divorce decree. Although Missouri does have very “user-friendly” help yourself documents online…