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State ex rel. Busch ex rel. Whitson v. Busch

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided September 8, 1989No. 71141PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RENBLEN, Judge.

Relator, the natural mother of Scarlett Martina Busch, on November 9, 1988, petitioned this Court for habeas corpus, alleging that, at a time when the minor child had visited her natural father, respondent herein, he had, “in the absence of a Court order determining rights of custody or visitation, unlawfully detained the minor child without good cause and with the intent to deprive the [relator] of her custody rights....” This Court granted the writ, and, after a hearing on November 10, found relator entitled to legal custody of Scarlett, but ordered a master appointed to…

Also in this document: Concurrence; Dissent.

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Stanley v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Lehr v. RobertsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Weinberger v. WiesenfeldSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  4. Ex Parte De CastroMissouri Court of Appeals · 1945
  5. In Re VeachSupreme Court of Missouri · 1956

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. White v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 1989
  2. State ex rel. Woodworth v. DenneySupreme Court of Missouri · 2013
  3. M.F.M. v. J.O.M.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1995
  4. State v. GriddineMissouri Court of Appeals · 2002
  5. S.M.B. ex rel. W.K.B. v. A.T.W.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1991

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