{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"tjw-individually-and-anmw-by-tjw-as-next-friend","displayName":"T.J.W., Individually, and A.N.M.W., by T.J.W., as next friend","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd36296:2020-12-17","opinionId":"11a857b2-8fae-51ed-8768-d92344e54f57","slug":"tjw-individually-and-anmw-by-tjw-as-next-friend-respondents-v-kt-appellan-d36296","caseName":"T.J.W., Individually, and A.N.M.W., by T.J.W., as next friend, Respondents\nvs.\nK.T., Appellant","caseNumber":"SD36296","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2020-12-17","year":2020,"display_summary":"Mother appealed the trial court's judgment awarding Father joint legal and physical custody of their minor child. Mother contended the trial court erred by failing to make required statutory findings under section 452.375. The appellate court reversed the judgment and remanded the case for further proceedings, holding that the trial court's findings regarding relevant custody factors were insufficient to comply with the statutory mandate and allow for meaningful appellate review.","primaryTopic":"child-custody","topicSlugs":["child-custody","family-law","civil-procedure","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=170634","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/tjw-individually-and-anmw-by-tjw-as-next-friend-respondents-v-kt-appellan-d36296","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: custody"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/family"},{"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"}]}