Legal Opinion

In Re the Marriage of: DANA R. BOOKER and JAMES D. BOOKER, DANA R. BOOKER, Petitioner-Respondent v. JAMES D. BOOKER

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided September 29, 2016No. SD34213Published

1Opinion of the Court

JEFFREY W. BATES, P.J. - OPINION AUTHOR

James Booker (Husband) appeals from a judgment of contempt and order of commitment for failing to make payments to Dana Booker (Wife) as required by the parties’ October 2012 dissolution decree (the decree). For reasons that follow, we conclude this case is moot and dismiss the appeal.

The decree ordered Husband to make certain payments and comply with other terms within 180 days. Husband did not do so. In mid-May 2013, Wife filed a motion for contempt for failure to perform the terms of the decree. In August 2015, the court conducted a hearing on the…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. State on the Information of Reed v. ReardonSupreme Court of Missouri · 2001
  2. Hamilton v. HamiltonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1983
  3. Braveheart Real Estate Co. v. PetersMissouri Court of Appeals · 2004
  4. Medlin v. RLC., Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 2006
  5. Southern Missouri District Council of the Assemblies of God, Inc. v. KirkMissouri Court of Appeals · 2011

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