Marriage of Goldberg v. Goldberg

Wife appeals from a decree dissolving her marriage to husband and awarding them joint custody of their two minor children pursuant to § 452.375 RSMo Supp. 1983. 1 The statute, enacted and effective after the dissolution proceeding was pending, specifically provided for joint custody, unlike its predecessor, § 452.375 RSMo Supp.1982. We affirm.

On appeal, wife raises four points alleging trial court error: (1) in awarding joint custody under § 452.375 RSMo Supp.1983 rather than primary custody under the former law because the new statute did not become effective until after the case was under…