Steven Lynn Dane, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Linda Diane Hagerty, Defendant-Respondent.

This slip opinion is subject to revision and may not reflect the final opinion adopted by the Court. Opinion Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District Case Style: Steven Lynn Dane, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Linda Diane Hagerty, Defendant-Respondent. Case Number: 73677 Handdown Date: 09/22/1998 Appeal From: Circuit Court of St. Francois County, Hon. James E. Pennoyer Counsel for Appellant: M. Dwight Robbins Counsel for Respondent: Donald J. Hager Opinion Summary: None Citation: Opinion Author: PER CURIAM Opinion Vote: AFFIRMED. Hoff, P.J., Gaertner and Mary Rhodes Russell, J.J., concur. Opinion: O R D E R Steven Lynn Dane (Father) appeals from the trial court's judgment dismissing his Petition for Declaration of Non- Existence of Father-Child Relationship. "The law is settled that father is collaterally estopped from denying his paternity of the child[] because the issue of paternity was established by the decree of dissolution which is now final." Love v. Love, 809 S.W.2d 481, 481 (Mo. App. E.D. 1991). We find Love dispositive of this appeal. We have reviewed the briefs of the parties and the record on appeal. No error of law appears. An opinion would have no precedential value. We affirm pursuant to Rule 84.16(b). Separate Opinion: None This slip opinion is subject to revision and may not reflect the final opinion adopted by the Court.