Two bills offering significant changes to Missouri family law have been sent to the governor for his signature. Both bills were crafted by state Sen. Jeff Smith, D-St. Louis, who worked closely with prosecutors and state agencies to ensure unanimous ...

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The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee said Monday that he would scuttle a controversial plan to, among other things, convert drug court commissioners into associate circuit judges. Senate Judiciary Chairman Matt Bartle, R-Lee’s Summit, said that a Senate draft ...

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The Missouri Senate passed legislation Tuesday that could pave the way for “Fathering Courts” that handle child support cases to crop up across the state. Sen. Jeff Smith’s bill would allow circuit courts to establish separate entities to dispose of ...

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