Legal Opinion

W.T.L. ex rel. Lasater v. Frazier

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided November 8, 2005No. ED 85776Published

1Opinion of the Court

MARY K. HOFF, Presiding Judge.

Heather Frazier (Mother) appeals from the trial court’s judgment establishing Donald E. Lasater (Father) as the biological father of W.T.L. (Son),1 awarding joint legal custody of Son to both Mother and Father, awarding sole physical custody to Father subject to periods of temporary custody and visitation with Mother, and ordering Mother to pay Father child support. Because the trial court’s judgment lacks the written findings of fact required by Section 452.375.62 detailing the relevant factors that make the trial court’s custody arrangement in Son’s best…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Murphy v. CarronSupreme Court of Missouri · 1976
  2. Speer v. ColonSupreme Court of Missouri · 2005
  3. Swallows v. SwallowsMissouri Court of Appeals · 2005

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