Legal Question in Family Law in Missouri

My wife's father is a family law attorney.

We have been going through a divorce now for a year.

At least seven judged have had to recuse themselves for our case.

So a special judge was called in.

I done a bit of research and found out my soon to be ex father n law and his partner had a case under the special judge in November of 2012,

How can the judge be a special judge if he has had a case with my fathern law and his law partner in the past.


Asked on 4/11/13, 9:18 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Anthony Smith LawSmith

If a judge had to recuse himself every time he had presided over a case argued by one of the attorneys, each attorney would only be before each judge once. If the special judge had worked as a lawyer with her father, that might be grounds for recusal. Have you asked your attorney

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Answered on 4/12/13, 4:11 am


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