{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"kristen-l-main","displayName":"Kristen L. Main","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed111716:2024-02-27","opinionId":"d2e31ced-f2fd-5f10-82f1-8f58c860e7b4","slug":"kristen-l-main-respondent-v-donet-c-main-appellant-and-ethan-main-interve-111716","caseName":"Kristen L. Main, Respondent, vs. Donet C. Main, Appellant, and Ethan Main, Intervenor.","caseNumber":"ED111716","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2024-02-27","year":2024,"display_summary":"Donet C. Main (Husband) appealed the circuit court's judgment denying his motion to terminate nonmodifiable maintenance to Kristen L. Main (Wife), arguing her relationship with a partner constituted a substitute for marriage. Husband also challenged the denial of his motion to compel discovery of bank records and an order to pay a portion of Wife's attorney's fees. The appellate court affirmed the circuit court's judgment, finding no error in the application of law regarding maintenance termination, no abuse of discretion in the discovery ruling, and no abuse of discretion in the attorney's fee award.","primaryTopic":"family-law","topicSlugs":["family-law","divorce","civil-procedure","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=205837","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/kristen-l-main-respondent-v-donet-c-main-appellant-and-ethan-main-interve-111716","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"family","label":"Family Law","href":"/practice-areas/family","score":16,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: family-law","topic: divorce","text: maintenance"],"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"}]}