Legal Opinion
Goines v. Missouri Department of Social Services, Family Support & Children's Division
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided February 28, 2012No. WD 73822PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOSEPH M. ELLIS, Judge.
Vonda Goines appeals from the denial of her request for an award of attorney’s fees after the Circuit Court of Cole County found in her favor in a declaratory judgment action filed against the Department of Social Services, Family Support and Children’s Division (“DSS”). The underlying facts found by the trial court are not disputed on appeal and reflect the following.
In October 1998, DSS opened an investigation into a report that Appellant’s chil dren had been abused by her then husband, Robbie Medellin, and that Appellant had negligently failed to stop that abuse.…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Murphy v. CarronSupreme Court of Missouri · 1976
- Jamison v. State, Department of Social Services, Division of Family ServicesSupreme Court of Missouri · 2007
- Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 2005
- Kubley v. BrooksSupreme Court of Missouri · 2004
- Lett v. City of St. LouisMissouri Court of Appeals · 2000
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