{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"stephen-t-richardson","displayName":"Stephen T. Richardson","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd81206:2018-10-09","opinionId":"9dbcd192-5d64-5edc-8510-40371f546c07","slug":"stephen-t-richardson-v-karla-e-richardson-d81206","caseName":"Stephen T. Richardson\nvs.\nKarla E. Richardson","caseNumber":"WD81206","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2018-10-09","year":2018,"display_summary":"Stephen Richardson appealed the circuit court's judgment modifying his spousal maintenance obligation to Karla Richardson. The trial court reduced Stephen's maintenance payments but failed to consider Karla's monthly military pension income when determining her ability to meet her reasonable needs. The appellate court reversed and remanded, holding that the trial court erroneously applied the law by *sua sponte* deciding it could not consider the pension benefits as income, despite the original dissolution judgment having treated them as such.","primaryTopic":"divorce","topicSlugs":["divorce","family-law","civil-procedure","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"modified","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=131616","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/stephen-t-richardson-v-karla-e-richardson-d81206","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"family","label":"Family Law","href":"/practice-areas/family","score":38,"source":"tag","url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/family"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}