{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"melvin-collins","displayName":"Melvin Collins","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd81664:2019-06-04","opinionId":"483405a6-ef2a-5da5-a872-1887625f2103","slug":"laura-collins-v-melvin-collins-d81664","caseName":"Laura Collins \nvs.\nMelvin Collins","caseNumber":"WD81664","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2019-06-04","year":2019,"display_summary":"Melvin Collins appealed the dissolution of his marriage to Laura Collins, challenging the trial court's decisions on attorney withdrawal, denial of continuance, the validity of an amended judgment, division of marital property, and an award of attorney's fees to Wife. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's amended judgment. It found no abuse of discretion in the procedural rulings or the characterization and valuation of marital assets, and upheld the award of attorney's fees based on Husband's conduct during litigation.","primaryTopic":"divorce","topicSlugs":["divorce","family-law","civil-procedure","appellate-procedure","property-real-estate"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=140853","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/laura-collins-v-melvin-collins-d81664","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"family","label":"Family Law","href":"/practice-areas/family","score":32,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: family-law","topic: family-law","topic: divorce"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/family"},{"slug":"real-estate","label":"Real Estate","href":"/practice-areas/real-estate","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: property-real-estate"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/real-estate"},{"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"}]}