Divorce

In Missouri, pregnant women can't get a divorce unless they have a custody agreement settled. "No matter how deep the pain, the law kept me legally bound to him," state Rep. Cecelie Williams said of her attempt to divorce her abusive husband while pregnant with their fourth child.

The state's law requires women seeking divorce to disclose whether they're pregnant — and state judges won't finalize divorces during a pregnancy. Texas and Arkansas have similar laws on the books.

In Missouri, a child must be born before a divorce can be finalized, and advocates fear this can keep people in domestic violence situations from being able to leave their abusers. Representative Ashley Aune of Kansas City introduced a bill earlier this February that would undo the statute.

Attorneys from Cordell and Cordell law firm is hosting a seminar in the Kansas City area to help men learn how to avoid potentially costly mistakes during divorces.

Abortion procedures are only administered at one location in the state of Missouri, and divorces saw a spike during the pandemic as lockdown orders strained relationships.

Nobody said marriage was easy, but a global pandemic certainly hasn't helped.

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