A felon child molester received a setback in his bid to change his child custody with his ex-wife, as the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, overturned a lower court’s decision to alter the custody and supervision arrangements. The father ...
Read More »Vehicles driven in Missouri must be legally registered somewhere
Nonresidents of Missouri must register and pay sales tax on vehicles bought in this state, unless it is legally – and timely – registered in another state, the Missouri Supreme Court clarified on Tuesday. The director of revenue assessed the ...
Read More »Auctions offer alternative marketing
Buyers and sellers of real estate have both been introduced to a wealth of alternative packages in recent years when it comes to conducting business with each other. From financing products to marketing methods those working in this industry, as ...
Read More »Change of judge issue sent to Supreme Court
The Missouri Supreme Court will weigh the concept of “one judge for one family” against a parent’s right to a change of judge in termination of parental rights cases in an appeal transferred Tuesday by the Missouri Court of Appeals, ...
Read More »COA gives divorcee benefit of statute amended in 2001
The clock has not yet stopped ticking for a woman seeking money from her ex-husband, as the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, gave her the benefit of an amended statute. The woman, Ann Fleming, and her husband, John Beck, ...
Read More »Western District COA to convene in Fulton
The Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District will convene court at William Woods University in Fulton, Missouri on Tuesday, November 16, Chief Judge Edwin H. Smith announced. A three-judge panel consisting of Judge Lisa White Hardwick, Judge Robert Ulrich and ...
Read More »Contractors experiencing nationwide work force shortage
Seventy-five percent of the nation’s contractors are experiencing work force shortages in the mechanical contracting and construction fields, according to a Construction Industry Institute study. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that the construction industry will ...
Read More »Award of attorney's fees not supported by record
Tensions between a trial court judge and the plaintiff’s attorneys led to an award of attorney’s fees that the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals could not uphold, finding the record lacked a basis to support such an award. The ...
Read More »Prevailing wage should not include illegal aliens, apprentices
Hours worked by illegal aliens and apprentices should not be included in the calculations of asbestos worker prevailing wages, the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, ruled on Tuesday. In affirmation of the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission, the appellate ...
Read More »Real estate info exchange
The National Association of Realtors and the Open Standards Consortium for Real Estate have agreed to establish data standards for the exchange of information about commercial real estate properties for sale or lease among members of each organization. The NAR ...
Read More »UMKC honors law school alumni
The University of Missouri at Kansas City School of Law Alumni Association honored four attorneys Thursday night at its annual meeting at Figlio Tower on the Plaza. The Association awarded Nancy Levit the Professor of the Year Award, William B. ...
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