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Grandparents Visitation in Missouri
Under Missouri law, grandparents visitation is allowed only if certain requirements are met. These requirements are set forth in Section 452.402 RSMo. The statute states that: 1. The court may grant reasonable visitation rights to the grandparents when: (1) The parents of the child have filed for a dissolution of their marriage. A grandparent shall…
Read MoreUninsured Drivers are a Very Real Risk
Uninsured drivers are a very real risk. Many times we think of car insurance in terms of our own property loss, i.e. damage to our own vehicle. Many times we think in terms of our potential liability if we are sued when the auto accident is our fault. This way of thinking often overlooks our…
Read MoreNational Healthcare Decisions Day
Saturday, April 16, 2016, is the annual National Healthcare Decisions Day. National Healthcare Decisions Day is an event established to encourage Americans to become more educated about end-of-life issues and to plan for the future. The theme for 2016 is “It Always Seems Too Early, Until It’s Too Late.” These issues are important, but seldom…
Read MoreNational Lineman Appreciation Day
Today is National Lineman Appreciation Day. In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt created the Rural Electrification Administration (REA) by executive order. Congress later authorized the funds REA needed to finance the expansion of electricity into rural Missouri. REA provided low-cost loans to electric cooperatives so that they could build electric transmission and generation facilities. Rural…
Read MoreChild Abuse Prevention Month
In April, 1983, President Ronald Reagan established April as Child Abuse Prevention Month. For the past 23 years, April has been set aside as a time for communities to focus on ways in which to prevent child abuse. In a 2014 report, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, reported that for fiscal year…
Read MoreApril is Autism Awareness Month
April is Autism Awareness month. Autism, or Autism Spectrum Disorder, describes developmental disabilities or disorders that may impact the ability of an individual to socialize, communicate, and learn. Statistics from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggest that 1 in 68 American children are autistic. This is a ten-fold increase since 1970.…
Read MoreMissouri Merchandising Practices Act
The Missouri Merchandising Practices Act (MMPA) may be a powerful consumer protection statute if you have been harmed by an unfair, misleading or deceptive business transaction. The “fundamental purpose: of the MMPA is the “protection of consumers.” Huch v. Charter Comm., Inc., 290 S.W.3d 721,724 (Mo. banc 2009). The Court continued, noting that “[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes”…
Read MoreKKRY Sponsored Women’s Team Wins Tournament
The KKRY sponsored women’s team wins! The Kennedy, Kennedy, Robbins & Yarbro, LC, sponsored team completed its season in the Poplar Bluff Park Department Women’s volleyball league this week. The team, made up of Lisa Payne, Brandy Duncan, Bre Foust, Ponda Ward, Sara West, Ryan Hawley, Lynette Osborn, Naomi Deaton, and Liz Christian won the…
Read MoreDaylight Savings Time Energy Savings?
can homeowners experience Daylight Savings Time energy savings? Daylight Savings Time begins this weekend. Daylight savings time was either instituted to give farmers more daylight working hours or to conserve electricity by requiring less artificial light during the day. The Energy Policy Act of 2005 focuses on the second possibility. The law shifted the start…
Read MoreWhat is a life estate and what does it do?
A life estate in property is a curious ownership structure. The structure includes two distinct owners. The first is called the life tenant and the second is called the remainderman. The life tenant can use the property during his or her life in the same way that he would if there was no remainderman with…
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