Cunningham Law Office

03/24/2026

What are the most critical factors to evaluate before filing for divorce in Montana?

Preparation is key.

02/11/2026

In addition to representing clients, we also conduct mediations (settlement conferences) for represented and pro-se (unrepresented) parties. For 2025, we reached settlement (full or partial) in over 94% of the cases that we mediated. Let us know if we can assist you in resolving a case. We are available in person or by video-conference throughout the State of Montana. Our availability can be checked on the calendar link on our website (upper right hand corner of main page.

Cunningham Law Office is a family law-focused firm in Missoula, Montana. Free consults: 406-203-4678.

02/09/2026

UPDATE: We are once again accepting family law cases on a limited basis. We are accepting cases dealing primarily with property and debt issues. If you are interested in a consultation, we invite you to contact our office!!

12/23/2025

We will be closed December 25 and 26, and on January 1 and 2, for the holidays. We wish everyone a very Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and a joyous holiday season.

12/14/2025

Again.... Read it. Twice. Three Times....

As we approach the holiday season, where parents often spend part or all of it without their kids, remember the following:
1. It isn't their fault that they don't get to spend the holidays with both parents.
2. They love both parents.
3. They just want to be allowed to enjoy both parents.
4. They don't need to be reminded how much you will miss them if they aren't with you. That makes them feel guilty, or that they are somehow letting you down.
5. It is OK to let them know they should enjoy the time with the other parent and family.
6. It is OK for them to have 2 GREAT Christmas celebrations.
7. Santa will find them wherever they are, or whenever they are there.
8. Hearing what a lousy person the other parent is, is not a Christmas present any of them want.
9. It is hard not to have your kids on the holidays. But you can make the best of it when they are with you.
10. If both parents follow these simple rules, the kids will be happy to see both parents, and will truly have happy holidays.
We wish everyone the best during this holiday season. Be kind to one-another. Don't drink and drive. Hug your children whenever you can.

12/12/2025

Refusing mediation can backfire in contested divorces.

What are the consequences of saying no?

11/11/2025

We would like to take this opportunity to thank all Veterans, past, present and future, for their service to our country. We sleep well because of your service. Thank you.

09/16/2025

Facing divorce is overwhelming, but your children’s stability doesn’t have to suffer.

Can I avoid court fights?

07/08/2025

Please read it. Show it to your kids. Your phone isn't worth it....

I'll Look at Your Facebook Profile Before I Tell Your Mother You're Dead - Dr. Louis M. Profeta, Emergency Room Physician, St. Vincent Hospital of Indianapolis

“It kind of keeps me human. You see, I’m about to change their lives; your mom and dad, that is. In about five minutes, they will never be the same. Right now, to be honest, you’re just a nameless dead body that feels like a wet bag of newspapers that we have been pounding on, sticking IV lines and tubes and needles in, trying desperately to save you. There’s no motion, no life, nothing to tell me you once had dreams or aspirations. I owe it to them to learn just a bit about you before I go in.

Because right now all I am is mad at you, for what you did to yourself and what you are about to do to them.

I know nothing about you. I owe it to your mom to peek inside of your once-living world.

So I pick up your faded picture of your driver’s license and click on my iPhone, flip to Facebook and search your name. Chances are we’ll have one mutual friend somewhere. I know a lot of people.

I see you wearing the same necklace and earrings that now sit in a specimen cup on the counter, the same ball cap or jacket that has been split open with trauma scissors and pulled under the backboard, the lining stained with blood. Looks like you were wearing it to the U2 concert. I heard it was great.

I see your smile, how it should be, the color of eyes when they are filled with life, your time on the beach, blowing out candles, Christmas at Grandma’s; oh you have a Maltese, too. I see that. I see you standing with your mom and dad in front of the sign to your college. Good, I’ll know exactly who they are when I walk into the room. It makes it that much easier for me, one less question I need to ask.

You’re lucky that you don’t have to see it. Dad screaming your name over and over, mom pulling her hair out, curled up on the floor with her hand over her head as if she’s trying to protect herself from unseen blows.

I check your page before I tell them you’re dead- it reminds me that I am talking about a person, someone they love; it quiets the voice in my head that is screaming at you right now shouting: ‘How could you do this to them, to people you are supposed to love!’”

For the love of God, put down your phone, slow down, come to a complete stop, wear your seatbelt, go the speed limit, and drive like your life depends on it. Because it does. And if that’s not enough, drive like other peoples’ lives depend on it because it does!”

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06/30/2025

Cunningham Law Office will be closed on July 3 and 4, to allow our staff to enjoy the 4th of July holiday. We will reopen on July 7th. We want to wish everyone a safe and happy 4th of July weekend.

06/03/2025

Custody battles don't have to be a war. Mediation provides a neutral space for families to find common ground and build stronger relationships.

Insights to mediation with blended families.