{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official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":"cg","displayName":"C.G.","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd86704:2024-11-12","opinionId":"6b1e9338-d96b-5499-81fe-5ec0bcc68393","slug":"in-re-the-matter-of-hg-by-their-next-friend-kb-and-kb-individually-v-cg-d86704","caseName":"In Re the Matter of: H.G., By Their Next Friend, K.B., and K.B., Individually\nvs.\nC.G.","caseNumber":"WD86704","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2024-11-12","year":2024,"display_summary":"K.B. (Father) initiated a paternity action against C.G. (Mother) concerning their child, H.G.B., seeking to be declared the natural father and requesting orders for child support and custody. The circuit court adopted the parties' agreed parenting plan and ordered the child's surname to be changed to a hyphenated name including both parents' surnames. Mother appealed, arguing the name change constituted an abuse of discretion. The appellate court affirmed the circuit court's judgment, finding no abuse of discretion in ordering the hyphenated surname.","primaryTopic":"family-law","topicSlugs":["family-law","child-custody","standard-of-review","appellate-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=214453","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/in-re-the-matter-of-hg-by-their-next-friend-kb-and-kb-individually-v-cg-d86704","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"family","label":"Family Law","href":"/practice-areas/family","score":36,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: family-law","topic: family-law","topic: child-custody","text: child support","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"}]}