Wright v. State ex rel. Patchin

KENNETH W. SHRUM, Presiding Judge.

This case requires us to decide whether the trial court committed reversible error when it found that Appellant’s initial pleadings filed in circuit court were a “nullity.” The “nullity” ruling came about because the pleadings were filed by a nonresident lawyer without complying with Missouri’s rules on “Practice by Nonresident Attorneys.” We find no error. We affirm.

An administrative hearing officer for Missouri’s Division of Child Support Enforcement (Agency) issued her “Decision” dated May 31, 1996, that Appellant owed $21,500 in past-due child support. On…