{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"david-lee-couzens-jr","displayName":"David Lee Couzens, Jr.","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd88021:undated","opinionId":"641b742c-64fd-5770-ac82-975cb059e75e","slug":"david-lee-couzens-jr-v-devyn-lea-post-d88021","caseName":"David Lee Couzens, Jr.\nvs. \nDevyn Lea Post","caseNumber":"WD88021","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":null,"year":2026,"display_summary":"Mother, Devyn Lea Post, appealed the circuit court's dismissal of her motion to modify a child custody decree. The circuit court had dismissed the motion, concluding that Mother failed to show a sufficient change of circumstances. The appellate court reversed and vacated the circuit court's judgment, holding that a change of residence by either parent to another state constitutes a sufficient change of circumstances to satisfy the first step of a motion to modify custody. The case was remanded for the circuit court to conduct a \"best interests of the child\" analysis.","primaryTopic":"child-custody","topicSlugs":["child-custody","family-law","appellate-procedure","civil-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=232077","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/david-lee-couzens-jr-v-devyn-lea-post-d88021","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: 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"}]}