Kimberly L. Ball Missouri Cases

Kimberly Guinn (Mother) appealed the trial court's judgment modifying an Illinois child custody judgment, which granted Michael Ball (Father) sole physical custody of their daughter. Mother challenged the Missouri court's jurisdiction, the temporary custody order, the custody award, the adoption of Father's proposed findings, the tax credit modification, the dismissal of her motion for new trial, and the child support order. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's judgment, finding that the trial court had subject matter jurisdiction, Mother's procedural arguments were unpreserved, and the custody and support decisions were supported by the evidence and entitled to deference.