Divorces are an unfortunate part of society that must be dealt with. If you find yourself in this situation of needing consultation about a separation or divorce, and you live in Missouri, a Divorce Attorney in Jefferson County, MO offers to provide you with assistance. There are things you will need to understand about divorce law in Missouri.
In Missouri, you or your spouse must be a resident of Missouri for at least 90 days before your time of filing. This petition will be filed in the county’s circuit court. One of the grounds for divorce state that there is no reasonable chance that the marriage can be preserved or is salvageable, consequently deeming the marriage undeniably broken.
However, if the spouse upon whom the divorce complaint is filed denies that the marriage cannot be fixed, the complaining spouse must then prove his or her spouse has: committed adultery beyond the complainant’s tolerance to continue on with the marriage, his or her spouse has abandoned the marriage for at least six months prior to the filing of the petition, they both have lived apart by mutual consent for at least 12 months prior to the filing, or that the offending spouse has behaved in such a way as to make the marriage insufferable. However, it is also important to keep in mind that in certain cases in Missouri, there is also the limited “no fault” divorce which makes it unnecessary to have to prove cruelty, adultery, or other things.
To avoid difficulties in getting your divorce, The Lowry Law Firm, Jefferson County’s largest law firm, will assist you in getting your petition granted, and resolving the issues as equitably as possible. They have offices in Festus, Missouri and Hillsboro, Missouri. In addition to fighting for your divorce rights, they also represent cases involving personal injury such as dog bites, traffic accidents or wrongful death, workers’ compensation such as workplace injuries or occupational diseases, criminal cases such as sex-related crimes, drug-related crimes and misdemeanors, and traffic cases such as DWI.
