Evan’s Trailer
Monday 2 am
At about two in the morning, Evan’s eyes were starting to glaze over. Leon was already curled up on the floor, snoring to raise the roof. Evan opened his laptop and was about to do a last-minute check on family law when he saw a new email from Jeremy. The lawyer had spent all Sunday afternoon doing his own online researches.
Evan,
Here’s what I’ve found so far in Missouri family law. You probably know better than I do what the practical implications might be.
When a child has no living parents, the court will consider first the child’s preference for a guardian or else any “suitable” person who can petition the court for custody and guardianship. But in the case of a child who is a ward of the state, the court typically appoints a guardian, usually the offic
