Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District / May 23, 2023
Jessica Lynne Johnson, n/k/a Jessica L. Gould vs. Isaiah Ben Johnson
Jessica Gould appealed a civil contempt judgment finding she willfully disobeyed a child custody modification order by withholding her minor child from Isaiah Johnson. The trial court ordered compensatory time for Father and required Mother to pay therapy costs and Father's legal fees. The appellate court dismissed Mother's appeal as untimely, holding that the contempt judgment became final and appealable on the date its remedial enforcement mechanisms commenced, and Mother failed to file her notice of appeal within the subsequent ten-day period.