{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"elisabeth-m-sobczak","displayName":"Elisabeth M. Sobczak","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd87729:undated","opinionId":"3def1dbb-6a68-59d2-9e33-8fd5d602fdbe","slug":"betsy-l-reeves-v-elisabeth-m-sobczak-d87729","caseName":"Betsy L. Reeves\nvs.\nElisabeth M. Sobczak","caseNumber":"WD87729","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":null,"year":2025,"display_summary":"Elisabeth Sobczak appealed the circuit court's grant of a motion to enforce a dissolution judgment and an award of attorneys' fees to Betsy Reeves. The underlying dispute involved Sobczak's obligation to refinance a Parent Plus loan or remove Reeves from liability, as stipulated in their dissolution judgment. The appellate court dismissed the appeal, finding that Sobczak, appearing pro se, failed to comply with the mandatory briefing requirements of Rule 84.04, thereby preserving nothing for review.","primaryTopic":"appellate-procedure","topicSlugs":["appellate-procedure","family-law","divorce","civil-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"dismissed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=227957","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/betsy-l-reeves-v-elisabeth-m-sobczak-d87729","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"family","label":"Family Law","href":"/practice-areas/family","score":36,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: family-law","topic: family-law","topic: divorce","text: dissolution"],"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":"respondent"}]}