Legal Opinion
In the Interest of K.K.M.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided January 25, 1983No. 45698PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SNYDER, Presiding Judge.
In this habeas corpus proceeding petitioner K.F. seeks custody of her daughter, K.K.M., who was born on August 12, 1968. Custody of K.K.M. was awarded to her father in a marriage dissolution proceeding in 1975. The father died on or about November 23, 1977 and K.K.M. has been in the actual custody since early 1978 of her paternal grandparents, respondents J.J.M. and E.M., to whom letters of guardianship were granted on May 9, 1978. Petitioner has questioned the validity of the guardianship proceedings.
This court issued its writ of habeas corpus on April 19,1982. Now…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Ex Parte De CastroMissouri Court of Appeals · 1945
- Wakefield v. ThorpSupreme Court of Missouri · 1955
- In re ScarrittSupreme Court of Missouri · 1882
- Shepler v. SayresSupreme Court of Missouri · 1963
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Cotton v. WiseSupreme Court of Missouri · 1998
- In re B.R.F.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1984
- Anders v. WilliamsMissouri Court of Appeals · 1996
- Moore v. Christian Fidelity Life Insurance Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1984
- In re the Interest of A.H.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1985
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