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...
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....
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...
