{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"bradley-j-bakula-personal-representative-of-the-estate-of-byrle-northup","displayName":"Bradley J. Bakula, Personal Representative of the Estate of Byrle Northup","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed111942:2024-11-19","opinionId":"b782bf42-1ba9-5270-924c-2dfc562f03bc","slug":"carolyn-northup-respondent-v-bradley-j-bakula-personal-representative-of-111942","caseName":"Carolyn Northup, Respondent, vs. Bradley J. Bakula, Personal Representative of the Estate of Byrle Northup, Appellant.","caseNumber":"ED111942","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2024-11-19","year":2024,"display_summary":"Bradley J. Bakula, Personal Representative of the Estate of Byrle Northup (Husband), appealed the circuit court's judgment dissolving his marriage to Carolyn Northup (Wife), challenging rulings on temporary maintenance, marital debt allocation, and attorney's fees. Husband died during the appeal, but the court retained jurisdiction after substitution of parties. The appellate court dismissed Husband's appeal for failure to comply with Missouri Supreme Court Rule 84.04's appellate briefing requirements, finding his points relied on multifarious and his brief deficient in other aspects.","primaryTopic":"appellate-procedure","topicSlugs":["appellate-procedure","civil-procedure","family-law","divorce"],"outcomeNorm":"dismissed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=214636","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/carolyn-northup-respondent-v-bradley-j-bakula-personal-representative-of-111942","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"family","label":"Family Law","href":"/practice-areas/family","score":32,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: family-law","topic: family-law","topic: divorce"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/family"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: civil-procedure","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"},{"slug":"estate-planning","label":"Estate Planning","href":"/practice-areas/estate-planning","score":4,"source":"text","evidence":["text: personal representative"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/estate-planning"}],"role":"appellant"}]}