{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official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":"jmz","displayName":"J.M.Z.","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed105986:2018-08-28","opinionId":"672d44c8-bc30-56c2-8123-23906ac023fc","slug":"jmz-respondent-v-dlm-appellant-105986","caseName":"J.M.Z., Respondent, vs. D.L.M., Appellant.","caseNumber":"ED105986","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2018-08-28","year":2018,"display_summary":"Father appealed a trial court's judgment ordering him to pay $5,500 in guardian ad litem (GAL) fees after he voluntarily dismissed his motion to modify a paternity judgment. The appellate court reversed and remanded, holding that the trial court lacked jurisdiction to award post-dismissal GAL fees because the current version of Section 452.423.5, RSMo, no longer classifies such fees as discretionary costs. However, the court found that a pre-dismissal order for GAL fees became a final, enforceable judgment upon the voluntary dismissal of the underlying action.","primaryTopic":"family-law","topicSlugs":["family-law","civil-procedure","appellate-procedure","child-custody"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=130013","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/jmz-respondent-v-dlm-appellant-105986","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":20,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: criminal-law"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/criminal-law"},{"slug":"family","label":"Family Law","href":"/practice-areas/family","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["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":"respondent"}]}