Legal Opinion

Sweet v. Sweet

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided February 8, 2005No. WD 63736PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JAMES M. SMART, JR., Judge.

This is an appeal from a dissolution of marriage, in which Ryan James Sweet appeals the trial court’s award of non-modifiable maintenance to Kathy Louise Sweet. He contends that the maintenance award should have been made modifiable and contests the amount of the award. The judgment is affirmed in part and reversed in part.

Statement of Facts

Ryan Sweet (Husband) and Kathy Sweet (Wife), both of whom served in the 1991 Gulf War, were married in August 1992. They separated in May 2001. No children were born of the marriage. Wife filed her petition for dissolution in…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Murphy v. CarronSupreme Court of Missouri · 1976
  2. Hampton v. Big Boy Steel ErectionSupreme Court of Missouri · 2003
  3. Cates v. CatesSupreme Court of Missouri · 1991
  4. In Re Marriage of LawryMissouri Court of Appeals · 1994
  5. Goodin v. GoodinMissouri Court of Appeals · 1999

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Barth v. BarthMissouri Court of Appeals · 2012
  2. Pollard v. PollardMissouri Court of Appeals · 2013
  3. Green v. GreenMissouri Court of Appeals · 2011
  4. Alberty v. AlbertyMissouri Court of Appeals · 2008
  5. Garrison v. GarrisonMissouri Court of Appeals · 2008

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