{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"deborah-s-starke","displayName":"Deborah S. Starke","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd87819:2025-12-09","opinionId":"29e6a29c-db34-51af-9ed4-701248304378","slug":"in-re-the-marriage-of-james-a-starke-v-deborah-s-starke-d87819","caseName":"In RE the Marriage of: James A. Starke\nvs.\nDeborah S. Starke","caseNumber":"WD87819","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2025-12-09","year":2025,"display_summary":"Deborah S. Starke (Wife) appealed the trial court's judgment dissolving her marriage to James A. Starke (Husband), specifically challenging the order to convey marital real estate to a third-party trust. The Wife contended that the trial court erred by ordering the conveyance of marital property to a non-party to the dissolution action, which violates Missouri law. The appellate court agreed, reversing the judgment and remanding the case for further proceedings consistent with its opinion.","primaryTopic":"divorce","topicSlugs":["divorce","family-law","property-real-estate","civil-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=228275","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/in-re-the-marriage-of-james-a-starke-v-deborah-s-starke-d87819","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":"real-estate","label":"Real Estate","href":"/practice-areas/real-estate","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: property-real-estate"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/real-estate"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: civil-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"respondent"}]}