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Starting the Process
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Property Division
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Alimony, Maintenance, and Spousal Support
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Child Custody, “Visitation,” and Parenting Time
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Child Support
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Post Decree Problems
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Frequently
Asked Questions:
The
Basics
 What
kinds of domestic relations actions can be filed in Kansas?
How
long do I have to live in the state to file for divorce in Kansas?
How
long does a divorce take?
What
is an "uncontested" divorce?
What
are the “grounds” for divorce in Kansas?
Can I
claim that my spouse is "at fault" for our divorce?
Can
my spouse claim I am the reason we are divorcing?
What
happens if my spouse doesn’t want a divorce?
What
happens if my spouse says I “can’t have” a divorce?
What
is a “Petition”?
What is
"divorce planning"?
HELP! I was just served with a
divorce!
What is an
“Answer?”
Can I date after
filing for divorce?
Attorney
Representation
Can
one lawyer represent both my spouse and me in our divorce if we agree?
Do I have
to have a lawyer represent me in a divorce?
Can I
represent myself in a divorce?
Can I have a lawyer
help me represent myself in my own divorce?
Are the things
I tell my attorney private?
What is “collaborative family
law?”
Costs
and Fees
How
much does it cost?
What
are "court costs"?
Can
I make the other person pay my attorneys fees?
What is “collaborative family
law” and how much does it cost?”
Starting
the Process
What
do I have to do to start a domestic relations case?
What
are the “grounds” for divorce in Kansas?
Can I
claim that my spouse is "at fault" for our divorce?
What
is an "uncontested" divorce?
What
happens if my spouse says I can’t have a divorce?
What is “collaborative family
law?”
What
is a “Petition”?
Is it important
to be the first one to file for divorce?
What
are temporary orders?
How
does the other person get the papers after they are filed?
I've been
served with a Petition for Divorce!! What do I do?
Can
I make the other person pay my attorneys fees?
Can I date after
the divorce is filed?
When
is a divorce "final"?
Will
I have to go to trial?
Property
Division
How
is property divided in a divorce?
What
happens if my spouse says I can’t have any property?
What is
"divorce planning"?
What happens if
my spouse and I want to reconcile?
Can I
get a better division of property because my spouse has committed adultery?
Alimony,
Maintenance, and Spousal Support
Can I
get alimony from my spouse?
What is
“maintenance?”
Child
Custody, “Visitation,” and Parenting Time
Where do
I file for child custody orders?
Can I get
“full custody” of my child?
What
is "legal custody"?
What
happens if there is a child custody dispute?
What
other child custody orders can be issued?
What
is “primary residential custody?”
What
is “shared custody”?
Where do
I file if I want to change a child custody order?
Can
I refuse to pay child support because the other parent is not letting me see
our children?
What
is a "material change in circumstances" to change custody?
Child
Support
How
is child support determined?
Where do I
file a request for child support?
How
do I get my child's medical expenses paid by the other parent?
Can
I refuse to let the other parent see our children because I am not getting
child support?
Can
I refuse to pay child support because the other parent is not letting me see
our children?
Where do I
file if I want to change a child support order?
Post
Decree Problems
What are my
rights as a divorced spouse to continuation health insurance?
Can I date after
the divorce is filed?
What if I want to move
and take my children after entry of child custody orders?
What
is a "material change in circumstances" to change custody?
Where do I
file a request to change child support?
Miscellaneous
Questions:
My
friends tell me . . . .
Can
I change my child's name?
What
is “common law marriage?”
different
kinds of domestic relations actions can be filed in Kansas?
What are my
rights as a divorced spouse to continuation health insurance?
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