Lipic v. State

GLENN A. NORTON, Judge.

The Division of Family Services appeals the circuit court’s judgments awarding Joseph Lipic the attorney fees, expenses and costs he incurred in the de novo judicial review of the Child Abuse and Neglect Review Board’s (“CANRB”) probable cause determination. We reverse.

I. BACKGROUND

The Division determined that there was probable cause to suspect Lipic of child abuse, and Lipic requested review by the CANRB. The CANRB upheld the Division’s determination, and Lipic sought judicial review under section 210.152 RSMo 2000. 1 The case was assigned to the judge who had…