In Missouri, a judge can choose to wait to finalize a divorce if the wife is pregnant. The state House of Representatives wants to change this technicality. It has unanimously passed a bill sponsored by Dittmer state Representative Cecelie Williams. Alisa...
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....
