http://corleylawfirm.com/wordpress Missouri divorce, missouri adoption, missouri family law, misouri legal separation, Missouri law, missouri paternity Sat, 15 May 2010 14:09:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I am looking for stories of persons who have gone through custody battles in Missouri. Please email to: ccorleyjd@corleylawfirm.com. Thank you. http://corleylawfirm.com/wordpress/?p=52 It has been a long four months at the Corley Law Firm. We tried eight or nine cases in two months, which each required weeks upon weeks of preparation. We are exhausted. I like what I do; but there comes a time in every divorce lawyer’s life when they ... http://corleylawfirm.com/wordpress/?p=48 The other day, a salesperson really ticked me off. This was one of those faceless customer service people on the phone. After an hour of not getting what I needed, I escalated the call to the next level, then the next level. Several days passed, without resolution. ... http://corleylawfirm.com/wordpress/?p=47 Someone recently asked me if I did complicated property cases. I’ve done them, of course; after 25 years of practicing family law, of course most every kind of case has come my way. But I don’t like them. Why not? Well, because they involve fights over ... http://corleylawfirm.com/wordpress/?p=46 One of my favorite comics once remarked that she judges her dates by asking herself, “Is this the man with whom I want my children to spend every other weekend?” A good laugh-line, yes, but sadly somewhat indicative of American life in the 20th and now 21st century. Statisticians tell ... http://corleylawfirm.com/wordpress/?p=45 Another holiday season has come and gone. I have to admit that I made all arrangements for all holiday time that I could arrange for all my clients, and then — closed my office for two weeks! This was a first for me; although my capable assistant did ... http://corleylawfirm.com/wordpress/?p=44 You will notice that most of my advice contains the caveat that it might not apply if there is abuse, alcohol or drug abuse, gambling, or problems of that nature. The question often arises: What is abuse? I have been known to argue that keeping a child from a ... http://corleylawfirm.com/wordpress/?p=43 I guess I have been lucky. In twenty-five years of practicing law, I have never — before this week — been cursed out by a client. Oh, I’ve had clients use swear words when talking with me; that’s to be expected in the practice of Love’s Aftermath Law. But ... http://corleylawfirm.com/wordpress/?p=42 A client recently asked how to deal with his children’s questions about the break-up — or breakdown — of their parents’ marriage. “Easy and hard,” I told him. “Easy rules, hard implementation.” The rules are two: Reassure, and re-direct. Reassure your children that you and their other parent love ... http://corleylawfirm.com/wordpress/?p=41 It is true that children do not come with manuals. It is also true that few people take lessons in parenting, although most states require divorcing parents to take short classes on parenting outside of marriage — “FOCIS” classes that are supposed to help parents learn to focus their ... http://corleylawfirm.com/wordpress/?p=40