Legal Opinion

Petersen v. Petersen

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided November 21, 2017No. SD 34799Published

1Opinion of the CourtNancy Steffen Rahmeyer, P.J.

Alvin Dean Petersen (“Appellant”) brings this appeal of the denial of his motion to modify his maintenance payment to Sherry L. Petersen (“Respondent”). Three of his points challenge the calculation of Respondent’s expenses, and the fourth challenges the award of attorney’s fees. None of his points have merit; the judgment is. affirmed.

We begin with our standard of review. We can only reverse the trial court’s judgment if it is not supported by substantial evidence, it is against the weight of the evidence, or it erroneously declares or applies the law. Landewee v. Landewee, 515 S.W.3d 691,…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Murphy v. CarronSupreme Court of Missouri · 1976
  2. Landewee v. LandeweeSupreme Court of Missouri · 2017
  3. Marriage of Nelson v. NelsonMissouri Court of Appeals · 2000
  4. L.R.S. v. C.A.S.Missouri Court of Appeals · 2017

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