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Missouri Unified County

Missouri

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Case Information

Filed 2024-12-18
Type Cc Pet For Child Custody/supp
Docket 42 entries
Disposition tried by court-civil
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Judge

Hon. Tschannen Terry Alan

Chariton County (MO)

Missouri

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Docket Entries

  2. udge/Clerk - Note Certified copy of Judgment and Parenting plan mailed to attorney for Petitioner and to Respondent
  3. inal Parenting Plan Filed
  4. udgment Entered
  6. ote to Clerk eFiling Filed By: JOHN MICHAEL ROODHOUSE
  7. arenting Plan Filed Redacted Parenting Plan. Filed By: JOHN MICHAEL ROODHOUSE On Behalf Of: ALLAN MICHAEL APEL
  8. roposed Judmt/Dec Dis Filed Redacted Proposed Judgment. Filed By: JOHN MICHAEL ROODHOUSE On Behalf Of: ALLAN MICHAEL APEL
  10. roposed Judmt/Dec Dis Filed Proposed Judgment of Paternity, Child Custody and Support; Parenting Plan; Form 14. Filed By: JOHN MICHAEL ROODHOUSE
  12. ench Trial Held Associated Entries: 04/10/2025 - Bench Trial Scheduled Scheduled For: 04/29/2025; 9:00 AM; TERRY ALAN TSCHANNEN; Chariton
  13. ried by Court-Civil
  14. rder Petitioner appears with counsel; respondent appears; case comes on for trial; evidence heard; court has jurisdiction over the parties and subject matter of this litigation; court finds by clear and convincing evidence that petitioner is the child's biological father; to the extent necessary, the child's birth certificate shall be amended to reflect this conclusion; court finds it to be in the child's best interest that her legal and physical custody be awarded solely to petitioner subject to visitation rights for respondent; petitioner's home shall be the child's home for purposes of mailing and education; respondent shall have visitation with the child, unsupervised, on alternating weekends from the time school releases on Friday until 7:00 pm on Sunday, alternating holidays as outlined in open court, and one week in the months of June, July, and August of each year from Sunday at noon until Sunday the following noon; respondent shall petitioner give written notice of her intended weeks for 2025 no later than June 1 and no later than May 1 in all subsequent years; in the absence of timely notice, petitioner shall choose the weeks; court orders respondent to pay child support to petitioner in the monthly amount as provided by a form 14 calculation to be efiled by petitioner using respondent's income of $20 per hour working a 40 hour week; the first payment shall be due on the 1st day of May, 2025 and continue to be due and payable on the 1st day of each month thereafter until further order of the court; child support is made retroactive to February 1, 2025; all payments shall be made to the Family Support Center of Jefferson City, Missouri as trustee for the petitioner; each party shall satisfy their own attorney fees; the costs of this action are assessed against petitioner; counsel for petitioner to efile a new parenting plan consistent with this court's order and form 14 along with a proposed decree; information to be submitted no later than May 16, 2025. TAT Filed By: TERRY ALAN TSCHANNEN
  16. roposed Parenting Plan Filed Fathers First Amended Proposed Parenting Plan. Filed By: JOHN MICHAEL ROODHOUSE On Behalf Of: ALLAN MICHAEL APEL
  17. orm 14 Filed Form 14. Filed By: JOHN MICHAEL ROODHOUSE On Behalf Of: ALLAN MICHAEL APEL
  18. roposed Parenting Plan Filed Fathers Proposed Parenting Plan. Filed By: JOHN MICHAEL ROODHOUSE On Behalf Of: ALLAN MICHAEL APEL
  19. ench Trial Scheduled Associated Entries: 04/29/2025 - Bench Trial Held Scheduled For: 04/29/2025; 9:00 AM; TERRY ALAN TSCHANNEN; Chariton
  20. rder Court sets case for trial on April 29, 2025 at 9:00 am. TAT Filed By: TERRY ALAN TSCHANNEN
  21. earing Held Associated Entries: 03/31/2025 - Hearing Scheduled Scheduled For: 04/10/2025; 9:00 AM; TERRY ALAN TSCHANNEN; Chariton
  22. earing Scheduled Associated Entries: 04/09/2025 - Hearing Held Scheduled For: 04/10/2025; 9:00 AM; TERRY ALAN TSCHANNEN; Chariton
  23. otice of Hearing Filed Notice of Hearing. Filed By: JOHN MICHAEL ROODHOUSE On Behalf Of: ALLAN MICHAEL APEL
  24. otion for Trial Setting Request for Trial Setting. Filed By: JOHN MICHAEL ROODHOUSE On Behalf Of: ALLAN MICHAEL APEL
  25. nswer Filed Filed By: TERRY ANN PALMERIN
  26. edaction Certification Filed Filed By: TERRY ANN PALMERIN
  27. onfid Dom Rel Info File Sheet Filed By: TERRY ANN PALMERIN
  28. ummons Personally Served Document ID - 24-SM32-65; Served To - TERRY ANN PALMERIN; Served Date - 01/18/2025; Served Time - 09:13:00; Service Type - SP; Reason Description - SERV; Service Text -
  29. otice of Service Affidavit of Service. Filed By: JOHN MICHAEL ROODHOUSE On Behalf Of: ALLAN MICHAEL APEL
  30. rder - Special Process Server
  31. ote to Clerk eFiling Filed By: JOHN MICHAEL ROODHOUSE
  32. otion Special Process Server First Amended Motion Requesting Appointment of Special Process Server with Proposed Order. Filed By: JOHN MICHAEL ROODHOUSE On Behalf Of: ALLAN MICHAEL APEL, Minor Plaintiff/Petitioner
  33. rder - Special Process Server
  34. otion Special Process Server Special Process Server. Filed By: JOHN MICHAEL ROODHOUSE On Behalf Of: ALLAN MICHAEL APEL, Minor Plaintiff/Petitioner
  35. ummons Issued-Circuit Document ID: 24-SM32-65, for PALMERIN, TERRY ANN
  36. rder Appt Next of Friend
  37. iling Info Sheet eFiling Filed By: JOHN MICHAEL ROODHOUSE
  38. ote to Clerk eFiling Filed By: JOHN MICHAEL ROODHOUSE
  39. onfid Filing Info Sheet Filed Confidential Case Filing Information Sheet. Filed By: JOHN MICHAEL ROODHOUSE On Behalf Of: ALLAN MICHAEL APEL, Minor Plaintiff/Petitioner
  40. roposed Order Filed Order to Appoint Next Friend. Filed By: JOHN MICHAEL ROODHOUSE On Behalf Of: ALLAN MICHAEL APEL, Minor Plaintiff/Petitioner
  41. onsent to Appt Next Friend Consent to Act as Next Friend. Filed By: JOHN MICHAEL ROODHOUSE On Behalf Of: ALLAN MICHAEL APEL, Minor Plaintiff/Petitioner
  42. etition: Petition for Appointment of Next Friend. Filed By: JOHN MICHAEL ROODHOUSE On Behalf Of: ALLAN MICHAEL APEL, Minor Plaintiff/Petitioner

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