Megan Alfano
Alfano Law Firm LLC
PROBATE, GUARDIANSHIP, ESTATE PLANNING, AND UNCONTESTED FAMILY LAW FIRM IN MISSOURI.
Alfano Law Firm, LLC helps families with probate, elder law, estate-planning, guardianship, conservatorship, adoption, and various uncontested family law matters.
We know that life changing events happen and we want to help you when they do. Alfano Law Firm will guide you through the legal process with compassion and professionalism at an affordable cost.
We work with our clients on probate administrations, asset administration, claims, wills, trusts, powers of attorney, deeds, living wills and advanced directives, guardianship for both children and adults, termination of guardianship, conservatorship, adoption, step-parent adoption, third-party adoption, uncontested divorce, child custody, third-party custody, grandparent rights, parenting plan and modifications, and more.
We are passionate about making sure you and your family members are protected. We also offer affordable mediation services to those who want to work on issues before court involvement.
Choosing the right attorney is an important decision. We offer consultations to walk you through your needs, the scope of your goals, and your budget.
Often, our estate planning clients require in-home services. If you need in-home estate planning services, call us at 816-774-1107 to schedule your consultation or email megan@alfanolawfirm.com to schedule today.
- Probate
- Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- Elder Law
- Arbitration & Mediation
- Business - Arbitration/Mediation, Consumer - Arbitration/Mediation, Family - Arbitration/Mediation
- Family Law
- Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
- Juvenile Law
- Free Consultation
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Credit Cards Accepted
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Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
We provide numerous payment plans and schedules for flat fee and hourly services. We also provide limited representation plans.
- Missouri
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- English: Spoken, Written
- Director
- Legal Services for Families of Missouri
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- Director of the legal non-profit Legal Services for Families of Missouri offering income based legal services.
- Contract Panel Attorney
- Missouri State Public Defender
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- Volunteer Attorney
- CASA
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- Volunteer Guardian ad Litem for child in abuse and neglect matters
- Attorney
- Legal Aid of Western Missouri
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- Attorney
- Kiske Law Office
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- University of Missouri - Kansas City
- B.A. | Criminology and Criminal Justice
- Honors: Cum Laude
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- University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law
- J.D. | Law
- Honors: Cum Laude Pro Bono Honors
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- Best Probate Attorneys in Kansas City 2022
- Expertise
- 2021 Missouri & Kansas Rising Stars list
- Super Lawyer
- Best Probate Attorneys in Kansas City 2021
- Expertise
- Best Probate Attorneys in Kansas City 2020
- Expertise
- Pro Bono Honors
- University of Missouri
- The Missouri Bar
- Member
- Current
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- CASA
- Volunteer Attorney
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- Missouri State Public Defender
- Special Public Defender
- Current
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- Association for Women Lawyers of Greater Kansas City
- Member
- Current
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- Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
- Member
- Current
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- Guardian ad Litem
- Missouri State Bar
- Missouri Supreme Court Approved Mediator
- Missouri State Bar
- Q. I had no relationship with the mother (wasn’t boyfriend or anything to her) does she have the right to put child support
- A: Generally, the presumption in Missouri is that both parents are financially responsible for their child. The presumption does not go away because the parents were not in a relationship. There are a variety of factors the court looks at when determining child support including but not limited to the following: (1) The financial needs and resources of the child; (2) The financial resources and needs of the parents; (3) The standard of living the child would have enjoyed had the marriage not been dissolved; (4) The physical and emotional condition of the child, and the child’s educational needs; (5) The child’s physical and legal custody arrangements, including the amount of time the child spends with each parent and the reasonable expenses associated with the custody or visitation arrangements; and (6) The reasonable work-related child care expenses of each parent. Child support will terminate if the child: (1) Dies; (2) Marries; (3) Enters active duty in the military; (4) Becomes self-supporting, provided that the custodial parent has relinquished the child from parental control by express or implied consent; (5) Reaches age eighteen, unless the provisions of 4 or 5; or (6) Reaches age twenty-one, unless the provisions of the child support order specifically extend the parental support order past the child’s twenty-first birthday for reasons provided by subsection 4. Finally, if the child is physically or mentally incapacitated from supporting himself and insolvent and unmarried, the court may extend the parental support obligation past the child’s eighteenth birthday. If and when a child reaches age eighteen, and the child is enrolled in and attending a secondary school program of instruction, the parental support obligation shall continue.
