{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"cheyenne-n-cahalan","displayName":"CHEYENNE N. CAHALAN","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd36505:2020-10-06","opinionId":"c0f5a452-8d9f-5e21-bd4d-68d840e1999f","slug":"raymond-winfrey-respondent-v-cheyenne-n-cahalan-appellant-d36505","caseName":"RAYMOND WINFREY, Respondent\nvs.\nCHEYENNE N. CAHALAN, Appellant","caseNumber":"SD36505","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2020-10-06","year":2020,"display_summary":"Mother Cheyenne Cahalan appealed the denial of her post-judgment motion to set aside a judgment modifying child custody, arguing the trial court erred by not appointing a guardian ad litem (GAL). Mother contended that allegations of child abuse, made for the first time in her post-judgment motion, mandated a GAL appointment under section 452.423.2. The appellate court affirmed, holding that Mother's vague allegations of \"questionable bruises\" and \"possible abuse\" lacked the specificity required to trigger the mandatory GAL appointment.","primaryTopic":"child-custody","topicSlugs":["child-custody","family-law","appellate-procedure","civil-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=167295","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/raymond-winfrey-respondent-v-cheyenne-n-cahalan-appellant-d36505","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"family","label":"Family Law","href":"/practice-areas/family","score":32,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: family-law","topic: family-law","topic: child-custody"],"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"}]}