Supreme Court of Missouri / Feb 26, 2019
State ex rel. Jerry Cullen, Relator, vs. The Honorable Kevin Harrell, Respondent.
Jerry Cullen (Husband) sought a writ of prohibition to prevent the circuit court from enforcing an order compelling him to turn over documents related to his military retirement benefits and sign an authorization. Husband argued the order was an untimely modification of a prior dissolution judgment and violated his due process and HIPAA privacy rights. The Missouri Supreme Court quashed the preliminary writ, holding that the circuit court acted within its inherent authority to effectuate its dissolution judgment, not modify it, and that Husband's rights were not violated.