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Health CareWills/Estates
Probate Law Resource Guide
Probate & Wills What is a Revocable Living Trust? Joint Tenancy Living Wills and Other Advance Directives Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care Revised Anatomical Gift Act Guardians & Conservators Under Missouri Law Click here to download the guide.
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Is it Legal to…Estate Planning
The Missouri Bar has published a podcast, entitled "Is It Legal to...Estate Planning. Click here to listen to the podcast. If you click on this link you will be leaving this website.
Missouri Lawyers CornerWills/Estates
Representing Yourself In Court In A Family Matter
Representing Yourself In Court - OSCA If you click on this link you will be leaving this website. Also, you may view a brochure entitled, "Handling Your Case in Family Court" by clicking on the document below.
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Assistance to Parents of Children With Disabilities
We have added a handbook from The Missouri Bar, entitled, "Family Law Resource Guide.”  Within the handbook is a chapter, “Assistance to Parents of Children with Disabilities.” This chapter provides numerous resources that may assist a parent with a disabled child or children. To open the file, click on the link below.  
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Does your Child Have a Father - Paternity
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Identity Theft
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Forms - LawHelp
Adoption
What is adoption? Adoption is the legal process which establishes a parent/child relationship between two people who are not otherwise biologically parent and child.  Who is involved in an adoption The parents who wish to adopt, the child or children who are to be adopted, and the birth parents of the child or children.  What is required to adopt a child or children?
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