Fowler v. Fowler

WILLIAM RAY PRICE, Jr., Judge.

This opinion involves two family court cases. The cases come to us out of the confusion resulting from the unconstitutional attempt of section 487.030 to confer the authority of an article V judge upon court-appointed commissioners.

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The marriage of Carole St. Mard Fowler and George Fowler was dissolved on January 16,1991. Mr. Fowler filed a motion to modify on February 5, 1996. A trial was held before a family court commissioner on March 11, 1997, at which time Mrs. Fowler requested findings of fact. The commissioner entered a purported judgment and order on…