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instrument and do not constitute alimony within the meaning of
sections 61(a)(8) and 71.
The docket sheet entry identifies petitioner's motion for
temporary maintenance and reflects the appearance of counsel. It
also indicates the action taken; i.e., that Mr. Landreth was
ordered to pay petitioner $1,800 per month for temporary
maintenance and that petitioner had withdrawn her motion for
attorney fees. Although unsigned, it was handwritten by the
judge before whom the motion was presented. The docket sheet
entry did not include a directive to the parties to prepare a
written order or judgment for subsequent execution and entry, and
thus, there is no indication that the judge did not intend it to
be a final determination of the rights of the parties with
respect to the motion. See Grantham v. Shelter Mutual Ins. Co.,
721 S.W.2d 242, 245 (Mo. Ct. App. 1986); Munn v. Garrett, 666
S.W.2d 37, 39 (Mo. Ct. App. 1984); Orgill Bros. & Co., Inc. v.
Rhodes, 669 S.W.2d 302, 303-304 (Mo. Ct. App. 1984). The docket
sheet entry is a determination of the rights of petitioner and
Mr. Landreth with respect to the motion and shows the relief
granted in intelligible language. Consequently it satisfies the
requirements set forth in Byrd v. Brown, supra. We therefore
reject petitioner's argument that the docket sheet entry lacked
the requisite specificity to be considered an order or judgment.
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