Legal Opinion

Bakula v. Bakula

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided May 7, 1996No. 67985PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

KAROHL, Judge.

This appeal follows a dissolution of marriage decree. John Bakula (Husband) challenges the trial court’s award of maintenance to Rebecca Bakula (Wife) and a provision he pay a portion of her attorney fees. We affirm.

The parties were married in 1978. Two minor children were born during the marriage: a son and daughter. The parties separated March, 1993. Shortly thereafter, Wife filed a petition for dissolution of marriage and Husband cross-petitioned.

Pursuant to a stipulation between the parties, the court awarded Wife legal and physical custody of the two minor children with…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Murphy v. CarronSupreme Court of Missouri · 1976
  2. Mehra v. MehraSupreme Court of Missouri · 1991
  3. Tomasovic v. TomasovicMissouri Court of Appeals · 1992

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Shook v. ShookMissouri Court of Appeals · 1999

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