REJA LYNN COOPER, n/k/a REJA LYNN SPAENY v. RONALD FRANCIS COOPER, Respondent-Respondent.

Reja Lynn Cooper n/k/a Reja Lynn Spaeny (“Mother”) appeals the dismissal of her petition under Section 210.854. 1 In that petition, Mother named Ronald Francis Cooper (“Father”) as defendant and sought a declaration of nonpaternity. On appeal, Mother argues the trial court misinterpreted Section 210.854 when it found a paternity judgment had not been entered against her and dismissed the case. We disagree and affirm the trial court’s judgment.

Standard of Review

“This Court reviews a trial court’s grant of a motion to dismiss de novo.” Devitre v. Orthopedic Center of St. Louis, LLC, 349 S.W.3d…