{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official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":"rtm","displayName":"R.T.M.","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed111017:2023-09-12","opinionId":"867be15c-6a2a-580f-b191-01a566629f26","slug":"jrm-j-by-and-through-her-next-friend-sj-and-sj-individually-respondents-v-111017","caseName":"J.R.M.-J., By and Through Her Next Friend, S.J., and S.J., Individually, Respondents, v. R.T.M., Appellant.","caseNumber":"ED111017","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2023-09-12","year":2023,"display_summary":"Mother appealed the circuit court's judgment awarding Father sole physical and legal custody of their child and granting Father attorney's fees. Mother argued the custody determination was based on stale evidence and against the weight of the evidence, and that the attorney's fee award was an abuse of discretion. The appellate court affirmed the circuit court's judgment, finding no error in the custody modification or the attorney's fee award.","primaryTopic":"child-custody","topicSlugs":["child-custody","family-law","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=203033","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/jrm-j-by-and-through-her-next-friend-sj-and-sj-individually-respondents-v-111017","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"family","label":"Family Law","href":"/practice-areas/family","score":38,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: family-law","topic: family-law","topic: child-custody","text: custody"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/family"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}