{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"kyle-scott-and-charlotte-scott","displayName":"Kyle Scott and Charlotte Scott","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed107725:2019-12-10","opinionId":"1d9d6ff6-555e-5a5a-b428-960b9383820d","slug":"lori-ross-appellant-v-kyle-scott-and-charlotte-scott-respondent-107725","caseName":"Lori Ross, Appellant, vs. Kyle Scott and Charlotte Scott, Respondent.","caseNumber":"ED107725","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2019-12-10","year":2019,"display_summary":"Lori Ross, the biological mother of Amanda, sought grandparent visitation rights under section 452.402 RSMo for Amanda's children. The trial court granted summary judgment to Kyle and Charlotte Scott, the children's parents, finding Ross was not a legal grandparent due to Amanda's prior adoption by Carol Wilson, which terminated Ross's parental rights to Amanda. The appellate court affirmed the summary judgment, holding that Ross ceased to be Amanda's legal mother upon Amanda's adoption, thereby precluding Ross's status as a grandparent under the statute.","primaryTopic":"family-law","topicSlugs":["family-law","child-custody","summary-judgment","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=147077","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/lori-ross-appellant-v-kyle-scott-and-charlotte-scott-respondent-107725","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":16,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: summary-judgment","topic: appellate-procedure","text: summary judgment"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"respondent"}]}