Section 12.3 Fitness of Parent

• Library: Family Law Deskbook and 2014 Supp

B. (§12.3) Fitness of Parent

Allegations made by the parties may reflect the parties’ differences in opinion in child rearing or to the fitness of the parent as custodian rather than supporting allegations of abuse or neglect. In Gilman v. Gilman, 851 S.W.2d 15, 17 (Mo. App. W.D. 1993), the court found that the father’s allegations of the mother’s poor housekeeping habits were not allegations of neglect. Rather, these allegations were relevant to the fitness of each parent to be the primary custodian of...