Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District / Dec 14, 2021
Khoi M. Le, Appellant, vs. Brenda M. Le, n/k/a Patterson, Respondent.
Khoi Le (Father) appealed the trial court's denial of his motions to terminate child support and for reimbursement, and the grant of Brenda Patterson's (Mother) motions to hold him in contempt and for attorney's fees. Father argued his son, L.K., was emancipated and that the dissolution judgment regarding post-secondary education costs was vague. He also challenged the admission of medical records and the award of attorney's fees. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's judgment and the award of attorney's fees, finding L.K.'s disabilities excepted him from full-time enrollment requirements, the judgment was not vague, and the trial court did not abuse its discretion regarding contempt, evidence, or attorney's fees.