Babe v. Babe

CRANDALL, Judge.

Kurt Alan Babe (husband) appeals from a decree of dissolution of his marriage to Mary Kelly Babe (wife). The trial court dissolved the marriage, awarded primary custody of the minor child born of the marriage to wife, set off and divided the property, and awarded modifiable maintenance to wife. We affirm as modified.

Our standard of review is set forth in the oft-cited Murphy v. Carron, 536 S.W.2d 30 (Mo. banc 1976). Further, we accept as true the evidence and reasonable inferences therefrom in a light most favorable to the prevailing party and disregard contradictory evidence.…