Legal Opinion

LaFevers v. LaFevers

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided June 12, 1991No. 17049PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SHRUM, Judge.

Mother appeals after the trial court refused to find Father in contempt for failure to pay college expenses of one of the parties’ children. We affirm.

Mother and Father were divorced in May 1984. The dissolution decree states: “[Father] is further ordered to pay all three (3) children’s ... college expenses_” The parties’ separation agreement, which was incorporated by reference into the trial court judgment is similarly terse: “Husband to ... be responsible for ... college expenses of all 3 sons.... ”

A dispute arose over Father’s performance of his obligation to pay college…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Executive Jet Management & Pilot Service, Inc. v. ScottMissouri Court of Appeals · 1981
  2. Republic Engineering & Manufacturing Co. v. MoskovitzMissouri Court of Appeals · 1965

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Hatch v. HootenMissouri Court of Appeals · 1993
  2. Stelzer v. StelzerMissouri Court of Appeals · 1994

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