Legal Opinion
In the Interest of C.D.S. v. Missouri Division of Family Services
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided April 26, 1983No. 45738PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CRIST, Judge.
The Missouri Division of Family Services (Division) appeals from a circuit court order in a Cape Girardeau County juvenile neglect action that it pay to the child’s court-appointed guardian ad litem what the> court determined to be a reasonable fee and costs. The question is whether the award may be assessed against the State under either §§ 210.160 or 211.281, RSMo. 1978. (All further references to statutory sections are to the RSMo. 1978 provisions that controlled the case below.) We hold it may not, and vacate the order and remand this cause for further proceedings.
The circuit…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- State Ex Rel. Cain v. MitchellSupreme Court of Missouri · 1976
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- Stewart v. St. Louis CountyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1981
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