Legal Opinion
McClain v. Chaffee
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided March 21, 1995No. WD 49311PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOWENSTEIN, Judge.
Jeffrey Chaffee (Husband) appeals a child custody and support modification award, claiming that the final order of the trial court was in error because it did not have jurisdiction under Missouri’s enactment of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act (UC-CJA) to decide issues of child custody and support. § 462.450 RSMo 1994. Husband alternatively claimed even if the court had proper jurisdiction, there was no sufficient evidence of a change of circumstances justifying the custody change.
Husband and Cindy Lou McClain (Wife) were married in New York. They have one child,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Murphy v. CarronSupreme Court of Missouri · 1976
- In Re Marriage of ScobeeMissouri Court of Appeals · 1984
- Morrison v. MorrisonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1984
- Lustig v. LustigMichigan Court of Appeals · 1980
- King v. KingMissouri Court of Appeals · 1990
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3Cited by2 opinions
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