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Suggestions Sought for Changes to Kansas Family Law Code

by Ronald Nelson
July 20, 2012
KSLegislature, News

Now that the Kansas Legislature has reorganized and renumbered Kansas family laws, it’s time to think about what changes, if any, should be made to Kansas family law to improve it for the twenty-first [...]

Twitter Weekly Update 2012–June–02

by Ronald Nelson
June 10, 2012
KSLegislature, News, Tweets

#KSLegislature: Welcome back @RepTrent! #NMCourts: Same-sex partner of adoptive mother has legal rights as a parent and can seek child #custody. http://bit.ly/JYPrIP [PDF] News: Servicemember Family Protection Act http://bit.ly/KVSFtA #KSLegislature: #SB304, Family Law Code Cleanup, Published in Kansas Register and Effective [...]

Sine Die

by Ronald Nelson
June 1, 2012
Domestic Violence, KSLegislature, News

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 [...]

Kansas Family Law Code Cleanup Signed/Enrolled

by Ronald Nelson
May 29, 2012
Domestic Violence, KSLegislature, News

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 [...]

Twitter Weekly Update 2012 May 26

by Ronald Nelson
May 29, 2012
KsCourts, KSLegislature, News, Tweets

#OKLeg: Editorial: Oklahoma lawmakers spike sensible child-support bill http://bit.ly/MJfFvZ .@USState Secretary Clinton to “redouble, triple our efforts” on child #abduction http://goo.gl/fb/8Y7Cr via @JohnCrouchEsq Seven Ignored Tips About Social Security Benefits http://on-msn.com/LxIW9Y RT @JohnCrouchEsq KansasDivorce “It [...]

Family Law Bills Signed by Governor This Week

by Ronald Nelson
May 25, 2012
Domestic Violence, KSLegislature, News

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,” [...]

As the World Turns

by Ronald Nelson
May 18, 2012
KSLegislature, News

As you may have seen, heard, or read over the past week, the drama never stops in Topeka. If it’s not one faction of the Kansas Republican Party bashing the other, it’s good ol’ [...]

Kansas Legislature Amends Case Manager Qualifications

by Ronald Nelson
May 15, 2012
Child Custody, Domestic Violence, Enforcement, KSLegislature, News

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. [...]

Twitter Weekly Update 2012–May–13

by Ronald Nelson
May 14, 2012
KsCourts, KSLegislature, News, Tweets

News: Ninety Days of the Kansas Legislature http://bit.ly/Kg9ilw #KSLegislature: #KSHouse Votes 116–0 to Adopt #SB304 CCR,#FamilyLaw Recod #Cleanup and Batterers Certification http://bit.ly/y8MZjm #KSLegislature: #KSHouse Considering #SB304 CCR, including Family Law Recod Cleanup http://bit.ly/y8MZjm #KSLegislature: #KSSenate Passes HSub#SB79 CCR, Anti-Foreign (Anti-Sharia) Law Bill 33-4 http://bit.ly/JlFZLc #KSLegislature: NJ Case referenced in #KSSenate debate was decided [...]

Ninety Days of the Kansas Legislature

by Ronald Nelson
May 11, 2012
KSLegislature, News

Today was supposed to be the last day of the 90-day 2012 Legislative Session. But as most of you already know, it was not. The entire 2012 Kansas Legislative Session has been filled with [...]