Legal Opinion
Morton v. Morton
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided November 16, 1990No. 16705PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PARRISH, Presiding Judge.
This is an appeal from an order denying a motion to modify the amount of child support awarded by a prior dissolution of marriage decree. This court reverses and remands.
Alice Morton and Clifton Morton were married November 10, 1970. That marriage was dissolved by a decree entered in the Circuit Court of Jasper County September 4, 1975. Custody of the minor, un-emancipated child of the parties, Shane, was awarded to Alice. Clifton was ordered to pay child support in the amount of $29 per week.
Sometime after the dissolution of marriage, Alice moved to Colorado. Shane…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- In Re Marriage of PopenhagerCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1979
- In re the Marriage of StigallMissouri Court of Appeals · 1988
3Cited by3 opinions
- Bowden v. Missouri Department of Social Services, Division of Child Support EnforcementMissouri Court of Appeals · 1995
- State ex rel. Howell v. HowellMissouri Court of Appeals · 1991
- Boyer v. State ex rel. StuerkeMissouri Court of Appeals · 1993