305 S.W.2d 875 | Mo. Ct. App. | 1957
Defendant, Dewey Nims, appeals from the judgment entered in the Circuit Court of Newton County, Missouri, on December 11, 1956, decreeing a divorce to plaintiff, Wanda Nims, awarding to plaintiff the care and custody of a minor child, Pamela Ruby Nims, and $50 per month as child support, and dismissing defendant’s cross-bill. The sole point, on which defendant here relies, is that the trial court erred in entering final judgment against defendant without appointment of a guardian ad litem for him.
The record in this case affirmatively shows that defendant was twenty years of age when the case was tried and judgment was entered. There is no suggestion that defendant had a legal guardian or curator appointed by the probate court under Chapter 457;
For the aforesaid omission and error, the judgment and decree of December 11, 1956, is set aside and the cause is remanded to the circuit court for further proceedings not inconsistent with tlíis opinion.
Now V.A.M.S. § 475.010 et seq.