Dennis Poppe v. Susan F. Poppe

Appellant ex-husband, Dennis Poppe, appeals from an order of the Jackson County, Missouri Circuit Court, the Honorable H. Michael Coburn presiding, wherein the court granted judgment in the amount of $6,225 in favor of respondent ex-wife, Susan F. Poppe, on her Motion for Money Judgment For Back Child Support ($4,725), Order Holding Petitioner in Civil Contempt, and for Attorney's Fees and Costs ($1,500) following a bench trial. For reasons herein explained, we affirm. Our standard of review in this court-tried case is set forth in Murphy v. Carron , 536 S.W.2d 30 (Mo. banc 1976). Murphy v. Carron provides that the judgment of the trial court will be affirmed unless there is no substantial evidence to support it, it is against the weight of the evidence, or it erroneously declares or applies the law. Id . at 32. Rule 73.01 applies in the court-tried case. See Rule 73.01(c). Evidence is viewed in the light most favorable to the judgment. See e.g. , Forester v. Whitelock, 850 S.W.2d 427, 428 (Mo. App. 1993).