In re the Marriage of Mitchell

GREENE, Judge.

Donald G. Mitchell appeals from a purported judgment and orders entered on August 7,1987, by the Circuit Court of Taney County, Missouri, in case No. CV785-421CC, in which case he was the plaintiff and his former wife, Carolyn Mitchell Stewart, was the defendant. On appeal, Donald contends, among other things, that the trial court had no jurisdiction to enter the judgment and orders in question. We agree, and reverse and remand.

The legal history preceding the entry of the challenged judgment borders on the bizarre. Donald and Carolyn were husband and wife. They had a legal…