{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"timothy-wells","displayName":"Timothy Wells","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed112549:2024-11-26","opinionId":"36866c37-b947-5f79-a1d5-465da0318bbb","slug":"timothy-wells-appellant-v-department-of-social-services-family-support-di-112549","caseName":"Timothy Wells, Appellant, vs. Department of Social Services Family Support Division, et al., Respondents.","caseNumber":"ED112549","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2024-11-26","year":2024,"display_summary":"Timothy Wells (Father) appealed the circuit court's denial of his petition for review of an order from the Department of Social Services Family Support Division (FSD) that denied his request for administrative modification of child support. While the administrative review was pending, Father filed a judicial motion to modify his support obligations, which resulted in a judgment retroactively modifying child support. The appellate court dismissed Father's appeal as moot, concluding that the subsequent judicial modification superseded the administrative proceeding and rendered the FSD order without practical effect.","primaryTopic":"family-law","topicSlugs":["family-law","appellate-procedure","administrative-law","child-custody"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=214921","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/timothy-wells-appellant-v-department-of-social-services-family-support-di-112549","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"family","label":"Family Law","href":"/practice-areas/family","score":36,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: family-law","topic: family-law","topic: child-custody","text: child support"],"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"}]}