Legal Opinion
Jacoby v. Jacoby
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided July 31, 1984No. WD 34815PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SOMERVILLE, Judge.
A defaulting husband (hereinafter contemnor) has appealed from a judgment of contempt and commitment order for failure to pay child support initiated pursuant to § 452.345, RSMo Supp.1983. Contempt proceedings pursued under § 452.345, supra, are civil in nature and subject to direct appeal. Teefey v. Teefey, 533 S.W.2d 563, 566 (Mo. banc 1976).
The proceedings below were instigated by the filing of a “Motion For Contempt” by the prosecuting attorney of Chariton County, Missouri, the contents of which were verified under oath by the con-temnor’s ex-wife (hereinafter…
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2Cases cited7 opinions
- Teefey v. TeefeySupreme Court of Missouri · 1976
- In Re Marriage of VanetMissouri Court of Appeals · 1976
- Jafarian-Kerman v. Jafarian-KermanMissouri Court of Appeals · 1967
- Ex Parte RyanMissouri Court of Appeals · 1980
- Mary G v. SouderMissouri Court of Appeals · 1957
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- State ex rel. Shepherd v. SteebMissouri Court of Appeals · 1987
- Burlingame v. Consolidated Mines and Smelting Co., Ltd.Washington Supreme Court · 1986