Legal Opinion

Searcy v. Seedorff

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided December 21, 1999No. SC 81760PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM. 1

John and Linda Seedorff appeal the judgment of the trial court transferring custody of four minor children to their natural mother, Hannah Searcy. The See-dorffs contend the trial court erred in transferring custody because: (1) Ms. Se-arcy failed to meet the standard of proof required for modification of child custody under section 452.410, 2 and (2) the modification of custody was not supported by the evidence and was against the weight of the evidence. The judgment of the trial court is reversed, and the cause is remanded.

All four children were born during the marriage of…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Murphy v. CarronSupreme Court of Missouri · 1976
  2. Spradlin v. City of FultonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1998
  3. Matter of TrappSupreme Court of Missouri · 1980
  4. Swan v. SwanMissouri Court of Appeals · 1953
  5. J____g____w____ v. J____l____s____Missouri Court of Appeals · 1967

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. Hightower v. MyersSupreme Court of Missouri · 2010
  2. Russell v. RussellSupreme Court of Missouri · 2007
  3. Brizendine v. ConradSupreme Court of Missouri · 2002
  4. Guinta v. DoxtatorAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
  5. Savannah Place, Ltd. v. HeidelbergMissouri Court of Appeals · 2003

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