In Re Marriage of Medlock

PHILLIP R. GARRISON, Chief Judge.

Both Rex L. Medlock (“Husband”) and Nancy S. Medlock (“Wife”) appealed the judgment dissolving their thirteen-year marriage. Wife withdrew her appeal. A discussion of Husband’s appeal follows.

In a dissolution case, the judgment of the trial court must be affirmed on appeal unless it is not supported by substantial evidence, it is against the weight of the evidence, it erroneously declares the law or it erroneously applies the law. Hoffmann v. Hoffmann, 676 S.W.2d 817, 822 (Mo. banc 1984); Murphy v. Carrón, 536 S.W.2d 30, 32 (Mo. banc 1976). The appellate court…