Legal Opinion

Marriage of Chastain v. Chastain

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided October 22, 1996No. 78611PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROBERTSON, Judge.

Do constitutional provisions demanding a separation of powers between the branches of government, 1 authorizing this Court to establish rules of practice, procedure and pleading for all courts, 2 and requiring that administrative decisions be reviewed “in such manner and by such court as the supreme court by rule shall direct” 3 prohibit the General Assembly from authorizing the Division of Child Support Enforcement from initiating a process to modify judicial child support orders? We hold that the authority placed in the Division of Child Support Enforcement to initiate a…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. State Tax Commission v. Administrative Hearing CommissionSupreme Court of Missouri · 1982
  2. Asbury v. LombardiSupreme Court of Missouri · 1993
  3. Percy Kent Bag Co. v. Missouri Commission on Human RightsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1982
  4. Lederer v. State, Department of Social Services, Division of AgingMissouri Court of Appeals · 1992

3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Suffian v. UsherSupreme Court of Missouri · 2000
  2. Corvera Abatement Technologies, Inc. v. Air Conservation CommissionSupreme Court of Missouri · 1998
  3. Seubert v. SeubertMontana Supreme Court · 2000
  4. Dabin v. Director of RevenueSupreme Court of Missouri · 2000
  5. Fowler v. FowlerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1999

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