Legal Opinion
Zirul v. Zirul
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided April 17, 1984No. WD 34510PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SOMERVILLE, Presiding Judge.
Appellant’s (hereinafter husband) motion to modify the alimony provisions of a Kansas divorce decree in the Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri, was dismissed on motion of respondent (hereinafter wife) and the husband has appealed.
The apical issue on appeal is whether Missouri (the forum state) is precluded from modifying the alimony provisions of a Kansas (state of rendition) divorce decree by reason of U.S. Const. Art. IV, § 1, popularly referred to as the “full faith and credit clause.” A compendium of prior procedural events, both in Kansas and Missouri,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Sistare v. SistareSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
- Yarborough v. YarboroughSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Steele v. LatimerSupreme Court of Kansas · 1974
- Dill v. Poindexter Tile CompanyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1970
- Corning Truck & Radiator Service v. J. W. M., Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1976
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3Cited by6 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Osborne v. GoekeSupreme Court of Missouri · 1991
- Evergreen National Corp. v. Killian Construction Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1994
- Johnson v. JohnsonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1994
- Reardon v. ReardonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1985
- State Ex Rel. Osborne v. GoekeSupreme Court of Missouri · 1991
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