{"disclaimer":"This is a summary of public court records and is not legal advice. Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"bobbi-spain","displayName":"BOBBI SPAIN","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd38173:2024-08-29","opinionId":"1fdb4afc-7859-52bd-a210-15cd1cc1ce54","slug":"brandon-schiesswohl-appellant-v-bobbi-spain-respondent-d38173","caseName":"BRANDON SCHIESSWOHL, Appellant\nv.\nBOBBI SPAIN, Respondent","caseNumber":"SD38173","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2024-08-29","year":2024,"display_summary":"Brandon Schiesswohl (Father) appealed the denial of his motion to modify a child custody decree, which sought changes to the parenting schedule and final decision-making authority over Child's healthcare. The trial court had applied a \"substantial change in circumstances\" standard. The appellate court reversed, holding that the proper standard for modifying a custody arrangement (like parenting schedule or decision-making authority within joint custody) is a \"change in circumstances,\" not a \"substantial\" one, as Father was not seeking to change the custody designation. The case was remanded for the trial court to apply the correct legal standard.","primaryTopic":"child-custody","topicSlugs":["child-custody","family-law","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=210973","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/brandon-schiesswohl-appellant-v-bobbi-spain-respondent-d38173","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"family","label":"Family Law","href":"/practice-areas/family","score":38,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: family-law","topic: family-law","topic: child-custody","text: custody"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/family"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"respondent"}]}