{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"carol-cullen-respondent/cross","displayName":"Carol Cullen, Respondent/Cross-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed111233:2024-05-28","opinionId":"5570242f-7417-511d-a27d-ffa739cfadca","slug":"carol-cullen-respondentcross-appellant-v-robert-bernstein-appellant-111233","caseName":"Carol Cullen, Respondent/Cross-Appellant, vs. Robert Bernstein, Appellant.","caseNumber":"ED111233","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2024-05-28","year":2024,"display_summary":"Robert H. Bernstein appealed and Carol A. Cullen cross-appealed from a judgment modifying Bernstein's maintenance obligation from $10,000 to $5,000 per month and ordering Cullen to pay $25,000 of Bernstein's attorney fees. Bernstein sought to terminate or reduce maintenance, alleging substantial changes in Cullen's circumstances, including her failure to seek employment, increased assets, and a relationship substituting for marriage. The appellate court reversed the modification judgment, finding Bernstein failed to meet his statutory burden to prove a substantial and continuing change in circumstances, and reinstated the original $10,000 per month maintenance award.","primaryTopic":"family-law","topicSlugs":["family-law","divorce","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review","civil-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=208474","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/carol-cullen-respondentcross-appellant-v-robert-bernstein-appellant-111233","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"family","label":"Family Law","href":"/practice-areas/family","score":38,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: family-law","topic: family-law","topic: divorce","text: maintenance"],"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"}],"role":"appellant"}]}