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· 7/28/1998

McCauley v. Schenkel

Citations

  • 977 S.W.2d 45
  • 1998 Mo. App. LEXIS 1461
  • 1998 WL 419428

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • “There is no preference for joint [legal] custody unless, in the given circumstances, it is in the best interests of the child”
  • evidence that parents more recently “had gotten along somewhat better” was insufficient to support circuit court’s award of joint legal custody, in light of “evidence of constant, ongoing, severe tension and bickering between the parties”

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Judges: Richard B. Teitleman

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