Including the cost of daycare in child support

On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in child support on Sunday, March 17, 2019. Foregoing your career ambitions to stay home and raise your kids in Wichita may be a sacrifice that you are perfectly willing to make. Yet what happens, then, if you and your spouse subsequently choose to get a divorce? The simple answer is that you re-enter the workforce. Yet if your kids are still at an age where they require consistent adult supervision, that may be difficult. Daycare quickly becomes a necessity, yet its costs can be high. Thus, many in your same situation

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Remember your estate plan when getting divorced

On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in divorce on Saturday, March 2, 2019. If you and your spouse in Kansas have been struggling with marital difficulties and finally decided that divorce is the right option for you, you know that there are many decisions you will now have to make. Certainly, there are numerous immediate decisions you must address such as where you will live, who will the kids be with on what days and how you will tell friends and family members about your divorce. In addition to these things, you should not forget about other decisions

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Both parents arrested in custody dispute

On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in child custody on Sunday, February 17, 2019. It may be of little surprise that child custody proceedings in Wichita can become heated. The hope is that divorcing parents can put aside any negative feelings that they might have for each other and work together to come up with an amicable arrangement that truly is in their kids’ best interests. However, given the emotion that parents feel towards their children, expecting them to remain agreeable when their time with their kids appears threatened may be unrealistic. However, both parents involved in a

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Debt and your divorce

On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in divorce on Wednesday, January 30, 2019. It is not uncommon for married couples in Kansas who experience challenging financial troubles to end up choosing to get divorced. Many a marriage has suffered or ended due to money issues. In these situations, each spouse should take care to protect themselves so they are set up to move forward toward a more positive financial future. As explained by CreditCards.com, one thing that should be done as soon as a couple knows they are going to split up is to cancel all joint credit

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Mortgage realities during a divorce

On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in divorce on Saturday, January 12, 2019. Divorcing spouses in Kansas who own a home together must at some point in their settlement discussions decide what they will do with their marital home. The emotional tug to keep the home can be quite strong, especially for families with young children. The ability to allow kids to stay in their original home at least while they are with one of their parents can provide some stability for them. This, however, may not be the best decision from a financial perspective. As explained by

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Having a voice in creating your parenting plan

On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in fathers’ rights on Monday, January 7, 2019. The general assumption is that when you go into child custody proceedings as a father, the deck is already stacked against. Countless men come to us here at the Stange Law Firm with this same fear, and it does seem justified. Statistics typically show that a majority of parents awarded primary custody are women. Yet you should know that (at least not in Kansas) this is not a legal precedent, and that as a father, you are entitled to as much authority over the

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