{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"in-re-the-name-change-of-ecd-kristin-dawn-masters-movant","displayName":"IN RE THE NAME CHANGE OF E.C.D. KRISTIN DAWN MASTERS, Movant-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd37042:2021-08-18","opinionId":"5c931a25-bd24-56ab-8386-f41fba0fdabb","slug":"in-re-the-name-change-of-ecd-kristin-dawn-masters-movant-appellant-v-cull-d37042","caseName":"IN RE THE NAME CHANGE OF E.C.D. KRISTIN DAWN MASTERS, Movant-Appellant\nvs.\nCULLEN BRENT DACE, Respondent-Respondent","caseNumber":"SD37042","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2021-08-18","year":2021,"display_summary":"Mother sought to change her child's surname in Missouri, asserting the child resided in Stoddard County and wished to share Mother's surname due to alleged abuse by Father. The trial court dismissed the petition for lack of jurisdiction, noting an active modification case and a prior Illinois judgment that explicitly prohibited changing the child's surname without court approval. The appellate court affirmed, holding that the Missouri court lacked statutory authority to grant the name change given the standing Illinois judgment and pending Illinois custody proceedings.","primaryTopic":"family-law","topicSlugs":["family-law","appellate-procedure","civil-procedure","child-custody"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=179713","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/in-re-the-name-change-of-ecd-kristin-dawn-masters-movant-appellant-v-cull-d37042","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: civil-procedure","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}