{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"kevin-p-mclaughlin","displayName":"Kevin P. McLaughlin","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed109164:2021-12-21","opinionId":"85538276-fab4-5f79-a3ec-9c8cccc9bd02","slug":"kathleen-m-mclaughlin-respondent-v-kevin-p-mclaughlin-appellant-109164","caseName":"Kathleen M. McLaughlin, Respondent, v. Kevin P. McLaughlin, Appellant.","caseNumber":"ED109164","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2021-12-21","year":2021,"display_summary":"Kevin P. McLaughlin (Father) appealed the trial court's judgment denying his motion to modify child support, relieving him of private school tuition, and granting Kathleen M. McLaughlin (Mother) sole legal custody. Father argued he met the burden for modification due to changes in income and custody time, and that the court punished him. The appellate court affirmed, finding Father failed to prove a substantial and continuing change in circumstances to reduce child support and that his conduct justified the sole legal custody award to Mother. The court also noted Father benefited from being relieved of private school tuition.","primaryTopic":"family-law","topicSlugs":["family-law","divorce","child-custody","civil-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=182816","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/kathleen-m-mclaughlin-respondent-v-kevin-p-mclaughlin-appellant-109164","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"family","label":"Family Law","href":"/practice-areas/family","score":38,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: family-law","topic: family-law","topic: divorce","topic: child-custody","text: child support","text: 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"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}