Legal Opinion

Burton v. Donahue

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided March 27, 2001No. ED 77517PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WILLIAM H. CRANDALL, Jr., Judge.

Mother, Louise Burton n/k/a Louise Donahue, appeals from the judgment of the trial court modifying the decree of dissolution of her marriage to father, Nelson Burton, Jr. We reverse and remand.

In 1990, the parties’ marriage was dissolved. Four children were born of the marriage: two daughters born in 1970 and 1973 respectively; and two sons born in 1979 and 1985 respectively. In the portions of the decree relevant to this appeal, the trial court awarded the parties joint legal custody of all four children, with mother having primary physical custody of the two…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Murphy v. CarronSupreme Court of Missouri · 1976
  2. Overstreet v. OverstreetMissouri Court of Appeals · 1985
  3. Smith v. SmithMissouri Court of Appeals · 1998
  4. Marriage of Hansen v. PhenicieMissouri Court of Appeals · 1996
  5. Schmidt v. SchmidtMissouri Court of Appeals · 1997

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Lokeman v. FlatteryMissouri Court of Appeals · 2004
  2. Vendegna v. VendegnaMissouri Court of Appeals · 2004
  3. Doss v. BrownMissouri Court of Appeals · 2012
  4. Wills v. WillsMissouri Court of Appeals · 2006
  5. Albritton v. AlbrittonMissouri Court of Appeals · 2003

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