{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"melissa-m-carter","displayName":"Melissa M. Carter","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed112335:2025-03-04","opinionId":"89ac8160-570b-5197-ac27-e9b05fb2a418","slug":"melissa-m-carter-respondent-v-drew-b-carter-appellant-112335","caseName":"Melissa M. Carter, Respondent, vs. Drew B. Carter, Appellant.","caseNumber":"ED112335","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2025-03-04","year":2025,"display_summary":"Drew B. Carter (Husband) appealed the dissolution of marriage judgment, challenging the calculation of spousal maintenance, imputation of his income for child support, the order to pay private school tuition, and the characterization of a trust account as marital property. The appellate court reversed the trial court's calculation of Wife's net income for maintenance, agreeing that it was incorrectly reduced by itemized deductions and a child tax credit. However, the court affirmed the trial court's decisions regarding Husband's imputed income, the private school tuition order, and the classification of the trust account as marital property. The case was remanded for recalculation of maintenance and child support consistent with the corrected income.","primaryTopic":"divorce","topicSlugs":["divorce","family-law","child-custody","civil-procedure","trusts"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=218056","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/melissa-m-carter-respondent-v-drew-b-carter-appellant-112335","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: dissolution","text: maintenance"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/family"},{"slug":"estate-planning","label":"Estate Planning","href":"/practice-areas/estate-planning","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: trusts"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/estate-planning"},{"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":"respondent"}]}