The Sweere Law Office is a general law practice, which focuses on the following areas: *Real estate law & litigation *Business & contract law and litigation *Probate law and litigation including: guardianship, conservatorship, and decedent's & trust estates *Family law and litigation including : divorce, custody and child support, paternity, juvenile court matters, adoptions, child support administrative hearings, interstate child custody matters *Bankruptcy law and litigation, including credit card defense
*Practicing attorney since 1976 *Graduate Vanderbilt School of Law *Former Greene County prosecutor *Certified Family Law Mediator *National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys
In State ex rel. Hilburn v. Staeden, the Missouri Supreme Court reversed Greene County Circuit Judge Don Burrell (now an appellate judge) who ruled at Robert’s request that administrative child support modifications of Judge -entered child support orders were unconstitutional infringements on judicial powers. Asked for his reaction by
Child Custody and Visitation
Robert has extensive appellate experience in family law related matters. Click on the case names above to read the opinion in cases that Robert handled on appeal.
Adoption
Paternity
Guardianship
Robert’s office has closed dozens of probate estates. Robert has handled all types of probate related litigation. Bob is one of the few lawyers in Greene County who has defended an elderly widow in a guardianship jury trial.
Robert has written hundreds of wills and dozens of trusts. Inexpensive probate avoidance (including beneficiary deeds/directives, POD and TOD transfers) is one of Robert’s specialties.
Robert has represented Southwest Missourians in bankruptcy related matters since the mid-1980s. Robert is a member of the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys.In 2011, Robert’s bankruptcy expertise was recognized when he was asked to moderate and speak at the National Business Institute’s seminar on the “Nuts and Bolts of Bankruptcy Law”. Click on “Nuts and Bolts” to see the materials that Bob prepared for this seminar.