by Mathew Pilger | Mar 12, 2026 | Crime / Courts, News, Politics / Govt
Missouri lawmakers have sent the first non‑budget bill of the year to Gov. Mike Kehoe, clarifying that pregnant women can legally finalize a divorce. Rep. Cecelie Williams, R-Dittmer, who said she was once denied a divorce while pregnant and escaping abuse, calls it...
by Marshall Griffin | Jan 13, 2026 | News, Politics / Govt
There’s a renewed effort to allow pregnant women in Missouri to finalize divorces. Current law allows them to file for divorce, but they cannot be finalized while they’re still pregnant. State Sen. Maggie Nurrenbern, D-Clay County, is sponsoring the Missouri Senate...
by Alisa Nelson | Feb 27, 2025 | Crime / Courts, Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt
Twenty years ago, Cecelie Williams tried to finalize her divorce while pregnant. She had enough of the physical abuse she had been suffering at the hands of her then-husband. There was one problem. Pregnant women are not allowed to finalize their divorce in Missouri....
by Alisa Nelson | Feb 8, 2025 | Crime / Courts, News, Politics / Govt
In Missouri, women are allowed to finalize their divorce…unless they are pregnant. A state lawmaker who knows first-hand what this obstacle is like wants to change this. Rep. Cecelie Williams, R-Dittmer, shared her story publicly during a legislative hearing about her...
