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Missouri courts are backed up with people trying to get a divorce. Some people think they can circumvent that by
handling their own divorce, and get out without seeing a day in court. The Missouri Supreme court just made that
process a little more difficult.
From
now on, couples seeking to divorce without a lawyer will need to go online and
take an online assessment survey. From there, they may need to also take a
course on the risks of
self-representation before they can file.
The
court says the primary purpose is to stop couples from using online documents,
since most of the ones that come through the court don't comply with Missouri
law. This is supposed to speed up the
process for everyone. We'll see, for now
Missouri will offer couples plenty of time to consider reconciliation.
Source: www.kspr.com