Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District / Date unavailable
In the Matter of: M.D.P.-W., a Minor, by B.N.W., as Next Friend, and B.N.W. vs. M.P.
Mother appealed the trial court's judgment establishing paternity, custody, a parenting plan, and child support. The appellate court reversed and remanded the child support calculation, finding the trial court erroneously applied the law by excluding work-related childcare expenses from its Form 14 without adequate explanation. The court instructed the trial court to make specific findings or recalculate the Form 14 to account for these expenses. All other aspects of the trial court's judgment, including custody and the parenting plan, were affirmed.