Legislative Issues
The 2012 Kansas Legislature convened on January 9, 2012 and runs for 90 days until mid-April. All bills must pass their house of origin on or before February 24, 2012 or they are dead for the session.
The following family law related bills are now pending in the 2012 Kansas Legislature:
HB2741, relating to changes to the Kansas Family Law Code
HB2740, relating to domestic relations case managers, professional and educational requirements, continuing education
HB2736, relating to stalking, requirements when defendant is under 14 years of age
HB2252, relating to name-changes for persons divorced outside Kansas
Legislative Testimony
Ronald W. Nelson frequently testifies to Committees of the Kansas Legislature on important Family Law issues and legislation, and works with state and local organizations towards improving existing laws and enacting important new laws to address emerging issues and correct problems not sufficiently addressed in current law.
2012
- Anticipate testifying to the 2012 Kansas House Judiciary Committee on HB2741, which “cleans-up” the recodification of Kansas Family Law in Chapter 23 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated.
- Anticipate testifying to the 2012 Kansas House Judiciary Committee on HB2740, which proposes to require that domestic relations case managers have and maintain minimum educational qualifications.
- Anticipate testifying to the 2012 Kansas House Corrections and Juvenile Justice Committee on HB2736, which proposes new requirements for petitions for protection from stalking when the defendant in that case is under 14 years of age.
- Testified to the 2012 Kansas House Judiciary Committee on HB2252, proposing to allow persons who are divorced outside Kansas to obtain a name-change in Kansas (on behalf of the Kansas Judicial Council)
2011
- Testified to the 2011 Kansas Legislature, Senate and House Judiciary Committee, on Recodification of Kansas Domestic Relations Code (on behalf of the Kansas Judicial Council):
Recodification of Kansas Family Law(See Recodification materials from seminar given by Ronald W. Nelson in September 2011)
- Testified to the 2011 Kansas Legislature, House Judiciary Committee, against enactment of Covenant Marriage and the creation of ‘classes of marriage’:
2010
- Testified to the 2010 Kansas Legislature, Senate and House Judiciary Committees, on Recodification of the Kansas Domestic Relations Code (on behalf of the Kansas Judicial Council):
Recodification of Kansas Family Law
2009
- Testified to the 2009 Kansas Legislature, House Judiciary Committee, about DNA Testing and Parentage, and against a proposal to allow persons previously determined as a child’s parent to be able to have that decision reversed years after the event.
2008
- Testified to the 2008 Kansas Legislature, Senate Judiciary Committee, on Military Deployment and Child Custody, suggesting changes to a proposed bill to protect children involved in child custody matters involving military deployment:
2007
- Testified to the 2007 Kansas Legislature, Joint Interim Judiciary Committee, on Military Child Custody Issues:
- Testified to the 2007 Kansas Legislature, House and Senate Judiciary Committees, on child abduction prevention and in favor of enacting the Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act (UCAPA):
Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act
Interference with Child Custody
2006
- Testified to the 2006 Kansas Legislature, House Judiciary Committee, on amendments to Kansas domestic relations statutes.
Amendments to Kansas Domestic Relations Statutes – 2006 HB 2571
- Testified to the 2006 Kansas Legislature, Senate Judiciary Committee, on amendments to child custody statutes
Amendments to Child Custody Statutes – 2006 HB2540
2005
- Testified to the 2005 Kansas Legislature, Interim Joint Special Judiciary Committee, on amendments to child custody statutes
Amendments to Child Custody Statutes – 2005 SB61
2004
- Testified to the 2004 Kansas Legislature, House Judiciary Committee, on domestic violence and the need for interstate enforcement of domestic violence protection orders, including favoring enacting the Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Domestic Violence Protection Orders (UIEDVPOA)
2002
- Testified to the 2002 Kansas Legislature, Senate Judiciary Committee, on Protection from Abuse and Stalking
- Assisted Drafting Protection from Stalking Act and changes to Protection from Abuse Act for 2002 Legislature
2001
- Testified to the 2001 Kansas Legislature, Senate Judiciary Committee, on Protection from Abuse
Proposed Adoption of Protection from Stalking
Proposed Changes to the Kansas Protection from Abuse statutes
2000
- Testified to the 2000 Kansas Legislature, Senate Judiciary Committee, on enactment of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act
Proposed Adoption of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act
- Testified to the 2000 Kansas Legislature, House Judiciary Committee, on Domestic Relations Legislation
- Assisted Drafting Changes to House Substitute to Senate Bill 150 on child custody, residency, and parenting time and the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA).
1999
- Testified to the 1999-2000 Kansas Legislature Interim Judiciary Committee, on enactment of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act
Testimony on Proposals to Amend Kansas Child Custody Laws
- Testified to the 1999 Kansas Legislature, House Judiciary Committee, about interstate child custody jurisdiction and in favor of enacting the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA)
- Testified to the 1999 Kansas Legislature, House Judiciary Committee, on Domestic Relations Legislation
Amendments to Kansas Child Custody Laws – 1999 HB2002
1998
- Testified to the 1998 Kansas Legislature, House Judiciary Committee, on Domestic Relations Legislation