Personal Jurisdiction – When Can It Change?
Opinion Filed August 24, 2021 Appeal from the Circuit Court of Platte County to Missouri Court of Appeals – Western District Judgment affirmed in part and reversed in part; remanded to trial court for further proceedings consistent with this opinion The parties are the parents of one child and were divorced in 2014. The child […]
When Can a Court Decline Jurisdiction?
In Re The Name Change of E.C.D. NO SD37042 Filed on August 18, 2021 Appeal from the Circuit Court of Stoddard County to Missouri Court of Appeals Trial Court Ruling Affirmed The minor child E.C.D. was born in 2010 to parents who were not married. The parents engaged in lengthy custody proceedings. Father initially had […]
Modification Set Aside; Contempt Reinstated
Shanks v. Shanks Appeal from St. Charles County Court to Missouri Court of Appeals – Eastern District. ED 109185 and 109186 Filed July 20, 2021 Reversed as to Contempt Judgment Shanks (hereinafter “Husband”) and M. Shanks (hereinafter “Wife”) were divorced pursuant to a judgment on February 24, 2015. The divorce judgment also included the […]
Termination of Parental Rights based on Abandonment or Neglect
In the Matter of M.N.V. Appeal from Franklin County Circuit Court to Missouri Court of Appeals – Eastern District No. ED108888 Filed July 13, 2021 Trial Court Ruling Affirmed M.N.V. (hereinafter “minor child”) was born to Father and Mother on July 12, 2012. M.N.V. lived with her parents periodically for 8 months of […]
Orders of Protection and the “Estranged Parent.”
H.E.S. v. T.J.B. ED108988 Filed June 29, 2021 Appeal from St. Louis County Court Trial Court Ruling Affirmed H.E.S. (hereinafter “Victim”) and T.J.B. (hereinafter “Defendant”) were in a romantic relationship. Victim also had a daughter from a previous partner. Victim, her daughter and Defendant all resided together in the same […]
