Legal Opinion
Colabianchi v. Colabianchi
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided February 23, 1983No. 63822PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RENDLEN, Chief Justice.
Appealing from a decree of dissolution, appellant cites as trial court error: (1) entry of an order of dissolution rather than decree of legal separation, (2) failure to award wife the family home or require husband to pay share of taxes, insurance and maintenance costs, and (3) inadequacy of child support and maintenance awards. The Court of Appeals, Eastern District, affirmed but transferred the cause to be determined here as though on original appeal.
The parties, married in 1954, had five children, age 14, 19, 22 and twins age 23 at the time of trial. Following their…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Murphy v. CarronSupreme Court of Missouri · 1976
- City of Kirkwood v. AllenSupreme Court of Missouri · 1966
- In Re the Marriage of BrewerMissouri Court of Appeals · 1979
- In Re the Marriage of HeddyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1976
- State Ex Inf. Taylor v. American Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1946
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3Cited by57 opinions
- Dardick v. DardickSupreme Court of Missouri · 1984
- Morrow v. City of Kansas CitySupreme Court of Missouri · 1990
- Hill v. HillSupreme Court of Missouri · 2001
- Marriage of Taylor v. TaylorSupreme Court of Missouri · 1987
- Weiss v. WeissMissouri Court of Appeals · 1986
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