Legal Opinion

D____ I____ M v. P____ D____ M

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided February 28, 1977No. KCD 28453PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TURNAGE, Judge.

The father appeals the refusal of the trial court to modify a dissolution decree so as to award custody of his minor son to him.

On this appeal, the father contends the increase in the age of the child alone is sufficient to justify modification, and error in refusing to find the mother was morally unfit to retain custody. Affirmed.

The father introduced evidence by one D_C__ that D_C_had engaged in a continuous course of immoral conduct with the mother for three months, in the mother’s home, while the five-year old was present. According to D_ C_, these affairs took place after…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Murphy v. CarronSupreme Court of Missouri · 1976
  2. Labor Discount Center, Inc. v. State Bank & Trust Co. of WellstonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1975
  3. Schreck v. ParkerMissouri Court of Appeals · 1965

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Christianson v. ChristiansonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1979
  2. State Ex Rel. Williams v. WilliamsMissouri Court of Appeals · 1980
  3. In Re the Marriage of R. R.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1978
  4. In re the Marriage of K. K. A.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1980
  5. Kipp v. KippMissouri Court of Appeals · 1978

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