Griffin v. Griffin

Husband, Anthony Griffin, appeals from a judgment of the trial court dissolving his marriage to wife, Geraldine Griffin, and distributing their marital property. We dismiss the appeal because husband’s notice of appeal was untimely filed.

Although neither party raises the issue of timeliness of this appeal, we must address the question of appellate jurisdiction sua sponte. Committee for Educational Equality v. State, 878 S.W.2d 446, 450 (Mo. banc 1994). A timely filing of a notice of appeal is a jurisdictional requirement; if the notice of appeal is untimely, we are without jurisdiction and…