Kansas City Divorce & Family Law Blog by Stange Law Firm, PC

On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in Property Division on Friday, April 1, 2016. Social Security is a big part of most Illinois residents’ retirement plan. Though it should not be the only source of income retirees can rely upon, after paying into the system for decades, most people expect to receive Social Security benefits once they are old enough to qualify. Spouses who would not qualify for Social Security based on their own work history, many of them longtime homemakers, can qualify for spousal benefits. But what if you are divorced? Are you out of luck? Not

On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in Property Division on Thursday, March 24, 2016. When talking about property division and divorce in this blog, we have often used terms like “marital property” and “non-marital” or “separate” property. Some things, like a house purchased during the marriage, are probably pretty clearly going to be marital property, while bank accounts kept in one spouse’s name during the marriage have a strong claim for being separate property. But in most marriages, assets and debts that each brought to the relationship often get mixed together. Things like bank accounts, retirement accounts and

On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in Property Division on Sunday, March 13, 2016. Family law is largely left to each individual state to create and amend. Though a lot of things, such as no-fault divorce, are now available in every state, each state has its own procedure and requirements for getting divorced there. It is important that you don’t make a procedural mistake, or else your divorce might get significantly and unnecessarily delayed. For example, most states have some sort of residency requirement before a couple can get divorced there. In Illinois, state law requires at least