{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"frank-chan","displayName":"Frank Chan","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd87136:2025-01-08","opinionId":"79691373-4b2a-576d-8e36-fddee3f408a3","slug":"frank-chan-v-elizabeth-chan-d87136","caseName":"Frank Chan\nvs.\nElizabeth Chan","caseNumber":"WD87136","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2025-01-08","year":2025,"display_summary":"Frank Chan (Father) appealed the circuit court's judgment modifying a parenting plan, arguing that the court erred by not awarding him exactly equal parenting time with his two minor children, despite a statutory presumption for equal or approximately equal parenting time. Father also contended the court failed to give proper weight to his testimony as a doctor regarding the children's medical treatment. The appellate court affirmed the judgment, holding that the statute does not mandate exactly equal parenting time and that the circuit court's findings, supported by substantial evidence, were based on the children's best interests and proper weighing of evidence.","primaryTopic":"child-custody","topicSlugs":["child-custody","family-law","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review","evidence"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=216374","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/frank-chan-v-elizabeth-chan-d87136","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: evidence","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}