Ronald W Nelson PA | Legislative Testimony |Kansas-Divorce

Ronald W. Nelson PA
~ A Family Law Practice ~

attorneys at law

RONALD W NELSON PA is a Kansas law firm focusing its practice on complex divorce and other domestic relations disputes, which including martial and non-marital separation, determination of parentage, child custody and parenting time, as well as representing parents in international and interstate child abduction and jurisdictional disputes. Trained in Collaborative Family law, the attorneys at Ronald W. Nelson PA are Fellows of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.

Licensed to practice only in the State of Kansas

LEGISLATIVE TESTIMONY

We frequently provide testimony to the Kansas Legislature and various legislative committees about problems we see in the law and remedies we believe appropriate to correct those problems in the law. We have also suggested and drafted legislation and testified in favor of its passage by the Kansas Legislature.

On this page, you will fine some of the written testimony we have given to the Legislature. We provide this page and other pages on www.kansas-divorce.com as a public service to help with the understanding of Kansas domestic relations law.

Despite what many people think, domestic relations is a complex area of the law and what may seem simple is often much more complex than realized. Although domestic relations is governed primarily by state statutes, individual judges determine how those to apply those statutes in any individual case and situation. Domestic relations law is not “black-and-white” and the statutes do not specify exactly how the courts are to decide any case or issue. Instead, the applicable statutes provide judges and attorneys only broad principles to apply in deciding how to determine domestic relations issues – such as “equitable distribution,” “best interests of the child,” and to decide what is “fair and appropriate” in any case.

Needed Changes in Kansas Child Custody Law (1999)

Summary of Changes in Kansas Child Custody Law (2000)

Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA) (2000)

Amendments to the Kansas Protection from Abuse Act (PFA) (2001)

Uniform Interstate Enforcement of Domestic Violence Protection Orders Act (UIEDVPOA) (2004)

Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act (UCAPA) (2007)

Military Deployment and Child Custody (2008)

INDEX

The information provided on the following pages is not intended to provide legal advice and does not create an attorney-client relationship between the viewer and Ronald W Nelson, PA. See our disclaimer page for further information.

v About Ronald W. Nelson, PA

v Intake Questionnaires

v Frequently Asked Questions

v Handouts

v Scholarly Articles

v Legislative Testimony (This page)

v Internet Law Links

Last updated 08/07/2009