{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"scott-lavery","displayName":"Scott Lavery","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd86668:undated","opinionId":"0bac5db3-483a-5c49-bcb2-1749858d76b1","slug":"scott-lavery-v-rebecca-lavery-d86668","caseName":"Scott Lavery\nvs.\nRebecca Lavery","caseNumber":"WD86668","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":null,"year":2024,"display_summary":"Rebecca Lavery (Mother) appealed the trial court's judgment modifying a prior dissolution decree and awarding sole physical and legal custody of her children to Scott Lavery (Father). Mother challenged the finding of changed circumstances, arguing her mental health issues and opioid dependency predated the original decree. The appellate court affirmed, holding that the trial court properly found changed circumstances based on facts unknown at the time of the original decree and Mother's intensified post-dissolution issues, which posed a danger to the children's well-being.","primaryTopic":"child-custody","topicSlugs":["child-custody","family-law","appellate-procedure","evidence"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=213035","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/scott-lavery-v-rebecca-lavery-d86668","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: dissolution","text: custody"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/family"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: evidence","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}