State ex rel. Division of Child Support Enforcement v. Gosney

DOWD, Presiding Judge.

The State of Missouri on behalf of Marjorie Gosney (“Mother”) appeals from the judgment of the circuit court denying the State’s motion for contempt against William Gosney (“Father”) for failure to pay child support. We reverse and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

The marriage of Father and Mother was dissolved on August 10, 1988. During the marriage, the couple had two children, Jennifer Marie Gosney, bom December 18, 1969, and Yield Jeannine Gosney, bom October 12, 1974. As part of the dissolution decree, the court awarded father custody of…