Ron Elliott Irving, Individually, and I.D.A.A., Minor Child, by Next Friend, Ron Elliott Irving Missouri Cases

Ron Irving (Father) filed a paternity action against Jenny Angstrom (Mother) seeking to be declared the father of their minor child, I.D.A.A., and for custody, visitation, and child support. The circuit court found Father to be the natural father, awarded joint physical and legal custody, designated Father's address for mailing and educational purposes, awarded Mother child support, and ordered the child's surname changed to Father's. Mother appealed, challenging the joint legal custody, name change, address designation, and child support calculation. The appellate court reversed the award of joint legal custody and remanded for further proceedings on that issue, but affirmed the remainder of the circuit court's judgment.