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Kansas Legislature Takes Swipe at Kansas Supreme Court with Tricks and Traps

SB399: Allocating moneys from driver’s license fees to the judicial branch nonjudicial salary adjustment fund.  (incorporated into SB Sub for HB2446) This bill was assigned to the Senate Judiciary Committee and was heard on Thursday, February 20, 2014, 10:30 am in 346-S of … Continue reading

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Kansas House Passes Amendments to Kansas Family Law Code

The House today passed amendments to the Kansas Family Law Code as proposed by the Kansas Judicial Council (after removing Section 3 of the bill), 123-0. The bill summary and history follows:  HB2568: Domestic Relations; Kansas Revised Family Law Code; … Continue reading

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Kansas House Judiciary Holds Hearing on Needed Changes to Kansas Family Law

HB2568: Domestic Relations; Kansas Revised Family Law Code; child support guidelines. This bill is a continuation of efforts by the Kansas Judicial Council to update and unify Kansas domestic relations statutes into the Kansas Revised Family Law Code. Among the … Continue reading

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Kansas House Passes Bill Allowing Discrimination, Senate Fate Uncertain

HB2453: Religious “freedom” respecting marriage (PASSED HOUSE 72-49-3) This bill would allow any individual or religious entity to refuse to “Provide any services, accommodations, advantages, facilities, goods, or privileges; provide counseling, adoption, foster care and other social services; or provide … Continue reading

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Weekly Twitter Update 2014–January–12

https://twitter.com/KansasDivorce/status/422083043264720896 https://twitter.com/KansasDivorce/status/422081342638010369 https://twitter.com/KansasDivorce/status/422076785237307393 https://twitter.com/KansasDivorce/status/422068665622622208 Kansas agency working to correct processing mistakes when handling child-support payments. http://t.co/qXNxcFghRN — Tim Carpenter (@TimVCarpenter) January 10, 2014 https://twitter.com/KansasDivorce/status/422018661092581377 Wow, poignant. MT @divorcelawyernj Left behind in family court. pic.twitter.com/tUiobFpRgp — Mark Ressa Attorney (@BayAreaDivorce) January … Continue reading

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Twitter Weekly Update 2014–January–5

https://twitter.com/KansasDivorce/status/419502222465318912 https://twitter.com/KansasDivorce/status/419502222465318912 https://twitter.com/KansasDivorce/status/419501759435112448 https://twitter.com/KansasDivorce/status/419463134064033792 https://twitter.com/KansasDivorce/status/419237246307672064 https://twitter.com/KansasDivorce/status/419173931656835072 https://twitter.com/KansasDivorce/status/419138989195419648 https://twitter.com/KansasDivorce/status/419138664263065601 The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Circuits are all closed today due to inclement weather, per their websites. — Michelle Olsen (@AppellateDaily) January 3, 2014 https://twitter.com/KansasDivorce/status/419127501701410817 US Court of Appeals for the 3rd … Continue reading

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Weekly Twitter Update 2013–December–29

#MOCourts: #SCOMO won’t hear appeal by #Guatemala woman seeking to overturn #adoptionhttp://bit.ly/KaGOMe  #ILCourts: Post-dissolution sale of property divided in dissolution is not ‘child support income’ under #Illinois law http://bit.ly/JiOLi2  Utah vows to ask #SCOTUS to stop same-sex marriages during its … Continue reading

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Weekly Twitter Update 2013–December–22

#AKCourts: Trial court may find that underemployment is voluntary even if the underemployment is in good faith. http://1.usa.gov/1a0Wbx1  #AKCourts: Grandparent has the burden of proving by clear and convincing evidence to obtain visitation of grandchild http://1.usa.gov/1ewwsUO  New Jersey Senate sends … Continue reading

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Weekly Twitter Update 2013–December–15

#FLCourts: General harassment without violence or threat of violence not sufficient to support protection order http://bit.ly/1bFRRTy  Imputation of Income When Parent or Spouse is Intentionally Unemployed or Underemployed http://bit.ly/1debOU9  RT @andrewfeldstein Borderline personality disorder and emotional intelligence http://bit.ly/1c3xA0b  via @psydir … Continue reading

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Weekly Twitter Update 2013–December–08

#NECourts: Nebraska Supreme Court curtails lobbying activites by state’s mandatory bar association http://bit.ly/1kn83yj  #NECourts: #SCONE refuses to abolish #Nebraska‘s mandatory bar association, directs related rule changes be made http://1.usa.gov/1bOUUPk  #MNCourts: Appeals court does not re-decide issues in divorce for which trial … Continue reading

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