Legal Opinion
Shelton v. Shelton
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided September 26, 2006No. WD 66148PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES M. SMART, JR., Judge.
Edward Shelton appeals the trial court’s denial of his petition for declaratory judgment. He says the effect of the denial was to erroneously award his former spouse, Brenda Shelton, a portion of his disability annuity, when the dissolution decree only awarded her a portion of his retirement benefits. We dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction.
Statement of Facts
The fourteen-year marriage of Edward Shelton and Brenda Shelton was dissolved by default judgment in December 1986. Mr. Shelton (“Edward”) was not represented by counsel and did not appear at the final…
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