Category Archives: Domestic Violence
Sine Die
Today was Sine Die for the 2012 Kansas Legislature. Adjournment Sine Die literally means adjournment “without a day” for the Legislature – the last day of the session. But this year, it could have more properly been “Adjournment! Gratias Deus … Continue reading
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Kansas Family Law Code Cleanup Signed/Enrolled
Governor Brownback signed 2012 SB304, the Family Code Cleanup, Case manager qualifications, and Batterer Intervention Certification Act into law on Friday, May 25, 2012. I’ve posted about this act before. Most provisions in the bill are effective retroactively upon publication … Continue reading
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Family Law Bills Signed by Governor This Week
Governor Brownback signed — or at least released news that he had signed — a group of bills today, including a group of family law related bills: #HB2534, which is known as “Caylee’s Law,” criminalizes the failure to report the … Continue reading
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Kansas Legislature Amends Case Manager Qualifications
The Kansas Senate on Monday (May 15, 2012) approved a Conference Committee Report that amends the qualifications required of Domestic Relations Case Managers appointed by the courts in high-conflict child custody cases in Kansas. The action, on a 35-1 vote, … Continue reading
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