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Title: L. . . v. D. . .
Author : Missouri Court of Appeals Southern District
Release Date : January 01, 1982
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 50 KB

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The marriage of appellant-mother and respondent-father was dissolved in 1974. The appellant is a lesbian. She stated she had, at different times, been involved in a homosexual relationship with four women. At the time of the hearing in this case, she had maintained such a relationship with K. C. for four years. The fact the mother was a lesbian was an issue in the dissolution proceedings. The father was given custody of their four children, ages 3 years to 9 years. The appellant was given the right of reasonable visitation. That same year the decree was modified to provide specific visitation from noon on Saturday to 6:00 p.m. on Sunday on the first and third weekends of each month. Subsequently, it was mutually agreed that one child, in rotation, could spend the second weekend of each month with the mother. By the motion to modify in this case, the appellant seeks custody of the two younger children. By his counter-motion, the father seeks termination of the mother's visitation. After an extended hearing, the trial court made extensive and detailed findings of fact. Then, upon a sagacious analysis of the law, the trial court denied the appellant's motion and reduced and limited her visitation as will be hereinafter noted. The appellant first contends the trial court erred in not awarding her custody of the two younger children.