Legal Opinion
In the Interest of R.K.W.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided January 29, 1985No. WD 35885PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOWENSTEIN, Presiding Judge.
Following amendment in the notice, the parties on appeal of this child custody case are as follows: the minor child (R.K.W.) through Francis Marr (who had been legal custodian) is appellant, while respondents, the Pulliams, are the couple to whom the child was subsequently transferred and whom he has been with since March 23, 1984.1 Rights of the natural parents were terminated in the midst of these custody shifts.
A brief overview is here in order. The child is now four (born April 13, 1981). Since age 4 months he had been with Mrs. Marr. In January 1984, transfer…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Smith v. Organization of Foster Families for Equality & ReformSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Robert George Drummond and Mildred Pauline Drummond v. Fulton County Department of Family & Children's ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Matter of TrappSupreme Court of Missouri · 1980
- Charles Kyees and Pauline Kyees v. County Department of Public Welfare of Tippecanoe CountyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1979
- Moreno v. Juvenile OfficerMissouri Court of Appeals · 1983
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3Cited by4 opinions
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