CORLESS v. Becker

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177 S.W.3d 845 (2005)

Trude CORLESS, Respondent, v. Mark BECKER, Appellant.

No. ED 85419.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Division One.

October 18, 2005.

Motion for Rehearing and/or Transfer Denied November 29, 2005.

Joseph Howlett, Clayton, MO, for appellant.

Susan K. Roach, Clayton, MO, for respondent.

Before MARY K. HOFF, P.J., CLIFFORD H. AHRENS, J., and PATRICIA L. COHEN, J.

Motion for Rehearing and/or Transfer to Supreme Court Denied November 29, 2005.

ORDER

PER CURIAM.

Mark Becker ("Husband") appeals from a Judgment of Dissolution of Marriage entered by the Circuit Court of St. Louis County. Husband contends that the trial court erred by: (1) holding that the prenuptial agreement he and Trude Corless *846 ("Wife") entered into prior to marriage applied only to property set forth in the schedules attached to the prenuptial agreement and not to property earned or acquired by the parties during the marriage; and (2) finding that Husband dissipated marital assets in the amount of $28,000.

We have reviewed the briefs of the parties and the record on appeal. The judgment is supported by substantial and competent evidence and is not against the weight of the evidence. Murphy v. Carron, 536 S.W.2d 30, 32 (Mo. banc 1976). An extended opinion reciting the detailed facts and restating the principles of law applicable to this case would have no precedential value. We have, however, provided a memorandum for the use of the parties only setting forth the reasons for our decision.

We affirm the award pursuant to Rule 84.16(b).

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