Murray v. Murray

After eighteen years, the marriage of Carol Ellis Murray and Kenneth Dale Murray was terminated by a decree of dissolution entered by the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis. Carol Murray was awarded custody of the three children, $54.00 per week child support, $50.00 per week maintenance, and the marital home valued at approximately $18,500, on which was still owed $5,500.00. The respondent in the dissolution case, Kenneth Murray, appeals contending that the trial court abused its discretion in making its award for the reason that “the court did not consider the ability of the appellant…