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Mediation Recent Article List Mediating a Custody Crisis Can be Better Than Going Back to Court by Cynthia Moseley Fox, Esq. Last weeks column dealt with a mothers query about the age at which children are given considerable sway by the court in determining how much time they spend with each of their divorced parents. Her two children, aged 12 and 14, were resisting spending the time with their father provided for in the court approved parenting plan. Divorcing Couples Can Save a Lot of Money with Mediation by Cynthia Moseley Fox, Esq. One of the hardest things about divorce is its cost, not just emotionally and psychologically, but in cold hard cash. A typical scenario is a husband, wife and two attorneys. Add the expense of outside experts if there are disputes over who can better parent their children or the valuation of an asset such as a business that one or both owns, and the bottom line is fees well into five figures for each party. Navigate:   Home States Missouri Divorce Source Missouri Divorce Articles, News and Resources Mediation Start Your Missouri Online Divorce Today Easy, Fast and Affordable with a 100% Guarantee. Find Missouri Divorce Professionals in Your Area: Choose a County! ADAIR ANDREW ATCHISON AUDRAIN BARRY BARTON BATES BENTON BOLLINGER BOONE BUCHANAN BUTLER CALDWELL CALLAWAY CAMDEN CAPE G'DEAU CARROLL CARTER CASS CEDAR CHARITON CHRISTIAN CLARK CLAY CLINTON COLE COOPER CRAWFORD DADE DALLAS DAVIESS DEKALB DENT DOUGLAS DUNKLIN FRANKLIN GASCONADE GENTRY GREENE GRUNDY HARRISON HENRY HICKORY HOLT HOWARD HOWELL IRON JACKSON JASPER JEFFERSON JOHNSON KNOX LACLEDE LAFAYETTE LAWRENCE LEWIS LINCOLN LINN LIVINGSTON MACON MADISON MARIES MARION MCDONALD MERCER MILLER MISSISSIPPI MONITEAU MONROE MONTGOMERY MORGAN NEW MADRID NEWTON NODAWAY OREGON OSAGE OZARK PEMISCOT PERRY PETTIS PHELPS PIKE PLATTE POLK PULASKI PUTNAM RALLS RANDOLPH RAY REYNOLDS RIPLEY SAINTE GENEVIEVE SALINE SCHUYLER SCOTLAND SCOTT SHANNON SHELBY ST CHARLES ST CLAIR ST FRANCOIS ST LOUIS ST LOUIS CITY STODDARD STONE SULLIVAN TANEY TEXAS VERNON WARREN WASHINGTON WAYNE WEBSTER WORTH WRIGHT Join the Network Missouri Divorce Products, Services and Solutions Missouri Divorce Resources to Help You Through the Process. Missouri Mandatory Online Parenting Class Easy and convenient - complete at your own pace online. Discount Divorce Bookstore Over 100 Titles of the Best Books on Divorce & Custody. Divorce Download Center Instantly Download, Books, Manuals, & Forms. Free Missouri Divorce Worksheet & Separation Agreement Your Guide to Get Organized and Put Everything in Writing. At least one spouse must be a resident of Missouri for 90 days before filing for a Missouri divorce. The responding spouse has 20 days to reply to the petition, and at least 30 days must pass between the filing of the petition and the judge's signing of the divorce decree granting the divorce. This 30-day waiting period makes sure couples have a chance to reconcile if possible.

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