{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"daniel-paul-clanton-respondent","displayName":"DANIEL PAUL CLANTON, Respondent-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd38889:undated","opinionId":"0b430e5b-0368-5747-a322-6f0a47698df3","slug":"in-re-the-marriage-of-heidi-jo-clanton-petitioner-respondent-v-daniel-pau-d38889","caseName":"In Re the Marriage of:  HEIDI JO CLANTON, Petitioner-Respondent\nv.\nDANIEL PAUL CLANTON, Respondent-Appellant","caseNumber":"SD38889","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":null,"year":2026,"display_summary":"Daniel Paul Clanton (Husband) appealed the trial court's judgment dissolving his marriage to Heidi Jo Clanton (Wife), specifically challenging a nonmodifiable maintenance award. The appellate court dismissed Husband's appeal because his single point relied on was multifarious, combining multiple allegations of error in violation of Rule 84.04. The court emphasized that such a deficient point preserves nothing for appellate review and would require the court to act as an advocate.","primaryTopic":"appellate-procedure","topicSlugs":["appellate-procedure","family-law","divorce"],"outcomeNorm":"dismissed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=231013","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/in-re-the-marriage-of-heidi-jo-clanton-petitioner-respondent-v-daniel-pau-d38889","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: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}