{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"jordan-hartman","displayName":"Jordan Hartman","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd87506:2025-07-15","opinionId":"c2996b71-6ead-5350-bfba-1d6e687c8694","slug":"jerry-carl-and-beth-elizabeth-steele-v-jordan-hartman-d87506","caseName":"Jerry Carl and Beth (Elizabeth) Steele\nvs.\nJordan Hartman","caseNumber":"WD87506","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2025-07-15","year":2025,"display_summary":"Grandparents Jerry and Elizabeth Steele sought visitation rights with their granddaughter after the child's mother died and the child was adopted by the father's new wife. The trial court denied Father's motions to dismiss, and the parties subsequently entered into a consent judgment awarding Grandparents monthly visitation. Father appealed the consent judgment, arguing the Grandparents lacked standing. The appellate court dismissed the appeal, holding that a party who consents to a judgment is not \"aggrieved\" under section 512.020, RSMo, and therefore lacks statutory authority to appeal.","primaryTopic":"appellate-procedure","topicSlugs":["appellate-procedure","family-law","child-custody"],"outcomeNorm":"dismissed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=222155","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/jerry-carl-and-beth-elizabeth-steele-v-jordan-hartman-d87506","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"family","label":"Family Law","href":"/practice-areas/family","score":36,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: family-law","topic: family-law","topic: child-custody","text: visitation"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/family"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"respondent"}]}