Legal Opinion

Manns v. Chapman

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided March 9, 1999No. WD 55714PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EDWIN H. SMITH, Judge.

Stephanie Manns appeals the judgment of the circuit court modifying its prior decree of dissolution of marriage by changing physical custody of her son, Seth Wallace-Chapman, from her to his father, the respondent, Michael Scott Chapman.

The appellant raises four points on appeal. She claims that the trial court erred in modifying physical custody of Seth because: (1) she did not receive notice of her right to file a responsive pleading or the date of hearing; (2) the court did not appoint a guardian ad litem (GAL), as required by § 452.423;1 (3) the evidence was…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Murphy v. CarronSupreme Court of Missouri · 1976
  2. Chapman v. ChapmanMissouri Court of Appeals · 1998

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Cutting v. CuttingMissouri Court of Appeals · 2001
  2. Hatton v. HazelwoodMissouri Court of Appeals · 2002

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