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2014 Kansas Family Law Appeals Decisions

Supreme Court

December 19, 2014

106092 – In re marriage of Traster (Published) [marital contracts, marital separation agreements, “separation agreement”, contract interpretation, public policy]  video
110007 – Cheney v. Poore (Published)[child custody, divided residency, half-siblings, statutory interpretation] video

December 5, 2014

112037 – In re Gamble – Attorney Discipline (Published)[discipline for egregious and manipulative communications (social media) with biological mother terminating rights in adoption] video

November 18, 2014

112590 – State v. Moriarity (Published)(Order lifting stay against issuance of marriage licenses to same-sex couples in Johnson)[mandamus, same-sex marriage, marriage licenses, deferral of actions]

October 10, 2014

112590 – State v. Moriarty (Published) (Temporary stay on Johnson County same-sex marriage licenses) [mandamus, same-sex marriage, marriage licenses]

July 11, 2014

109208 – In re N.A.C. (Published) [CINC, appellate procedure, parental rights, termination]

January 24, 2014

110241 – In re Florez – Attorney Discipline (Published) [discipline for actions within personal litigation over parentage, child support]

110292 – In re Soderberg – Attorney Discipline (Published) [discipline for prejudicing client rights by failing to prepare journal entries for court hearings and QDROs]

Other Supreme Court Decisions: release dates…

Court of Appeals

December 24, 2014

111294 –  In re X.D (Published) [CINC, termination, presumptions, evidence, opening statements, procedure]

December 19, 2014

111251 – S.D. and E.D. v. Grandin – Per Curiam – Affirmed – Johnson. [child support, multiple family adjustment, child support income, imputing income, appellate jurisdiction, appellate procedure]

November 21, 2014

109331 – In the Matter of the Marriage of Beachner and Beachner – Per Curiam – Affirmed – Crawford. [property division, business valuation, expert testimony, evidence, continuance, tax considerations, valuation methods, appeal standards, goodwill
110957 – In the Matter of the Marriage of Smith and Smith – Per Curiam – Affirmed – Miami. [appellate standards, contract interpretation, appellate attorneys fees] (Review denied July 22, 2015)

November 7, 2014

111024 – In re M.H. (Published)[CINC, parental rights, termination, ICWA, notice, procedure]

October 31, 2014

109002 – Grothe v. Grothe, et al. – Leben, J. – Affirmed – Johnson. [contract interpretation, statute-of-limitations, enforcement, life  insurance, marital separation agreements]

October 24, 2014

111027 – In re Interest of R.S., P.S., and A.S. (Published) [CINC, standard of proof, appellate standards]

110195 – In the Matter of the Marriage of Glover and Glover – Per Curiam – Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded with directions – Leavenworth. [child support, multi-family adjustment, equal parenting time adjustment, appellate standard]
110937 – In the Matter of the Adoption of R.C.B. – Leben, J. – Affirmed – Johnson. [adoption, termination, consent] (Review denied, January 15, 2015)

October 17, 2014

110973 – Whittaker v. Preston, et al. – Per Curiam – Affirmed in part and remanded with directions – Johnson. [child support, collection, real estate, joint title]

October 10, 2014

111504 – In the Matter of the Marriage of Dickson and Dickson – Per Curiam – Affirmed – Riley. [child custody, spousal support, child support, child care expenses, procedure]

September 26, 2014

111231 –  In re A.H. (Published) – Hill – Affirmed – Johnson. [CINC, burden of proof, appellate standards, domestic violence]

September 19, 2014

111115 – Dester v. Dester (Published) – Powell – Affirmed –Dickinson. [stalking, extension, procedure vs substance, retroactivity]

September 12, 2014

110316 – In the Matter of the Marriage of Sinks and Sinks – Per Curiam – Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded with directions – Douglas. [expert witnesses, procedure, child support, spousal maintenance, property division, appellate standards]
110966 – In the Matter of the Marriage of Sinks and Sinks – Per Curiam – Reversed and remanded – Douglas. [support modification, jurisdiction to modify, spousal maintenance, child support, appeals, appellate attorneys fees]

September 5, 2014

109573 – Muir v. Kansas Health Policy Authority (Published) – Leben – Affirmed – Johnson. [child support, Medicaid, exempt income, available funds]

110669 – In the Matter of the Marriage of Arambula and Valenzuela – Per Curiam – Affirmed – Johnson. [child custody, residency, self-represented parties, appellate standards, property division]
110930 – In the Matter of the Marriage of Okpala and Chigbo – Per Curiam – Affirmed – Crawford. [common law marriage] (Review denied July 22, 2015)
111228 – In the Matter of the Marriage of Larson and Larson – Per Curiam – Affirmed – Decatur. [child custody, residency, judicial disqualification, mediated agreement, material change in circumstances, move-away]

August 22, 2014

110636 – In the Matter of the Marriage of Paslay v. Paslay – Per Curiam – Affirmed in part, reversed and vacated in part, and remanded with directions – Shawnee. [child support, parochial school, tuition, education expenses, new evidence, support modification, special needs adjustment, acquiescence, extraordinary expenses]

August 15, 2014

110498 – In re Marriage of Johnson – Malone,J. –Reversed with directions – Sedgwick. (Published) [child support, guidelines, modification, sanctions, failure to disclose, update financials, duty to disclose, retroactive support, sanctions, discretion] (Review denied July 22, 2015)

109430 – In the Matter of the Marriage of Colgan and Colgan – Per Curiam – Affirmed – Douglas. [maintenance, spousal support, modification]

August 8, 2014

109901 – In the Matter of the Marriage of Smith and Smith – Powell, J. – Affirmed – Labette. [property divison, #FELA, abuse of discretion]
110443 – In the Matter of the Marriage of Rocha and Rocha – Pierron, J. – Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded with directions – Wyandotte. [spousal support, child support, property division, parenting time, judicial bias, change of judge, judicial discretion, evidence]
111348 – In the Matter of the Adoption of Z.N.E. – Per Curiam – Affirmed – Harvey. [step-parent adoption, consent, duress, undue influence, appellate standards] (Review denied November 6, 2014)

August 1, 2014

111198 – In re the Matter of the Adoption of P.Z.K. (Published) [step-parent adoption, termination, process]

110152 – In the Matter of the Marriage of Sprague and Sprague – Per Curiam – Affirmed – Johnson. [agreements, interpretation]
111117 – In the Matter of the Marriage of Chrispen and Chrispen – Per Curiam – Affirmed – Saline. [child custody, parenting time, agreements, presumption of best interest, procedure]
111128 – In the Matter of the Marriage of Klementowski and Klementowski – Per Curiam – Affirmed – Johnson. [property division, valuation, abuse of discretion]

July 25, 2014

110553 – Stormont-Vail Hospital v. Imler (Published) [judgments, collections, sua sponte orders]

110220 – In the Matter of the Marriage of Arensman and Arensman – Per Curiam – Affirmed – Saline. [nunc pro tunc, corrective orders, relief from judgment, alter or amend]

July 18, 2014

110753 – Myers v. Myers – Per Curiam – Affirmed – Riley. [PFA, PFS, procedure]
111073 – In the Matter of the Marriage of Dicus and Dicus – Per Curiam – Reversed and remanded – Johnson. [spousal maintenance, jurisdiction, support modification, support extension, support termination]

June 27, 2014

110687 – State, ex rel. TDR v. Mutch – Per Curiam – Affirmed – Lyon. [child support]

June 13, 2014

109797 – In the Matter of the Marriage of Anjard and Anjard – Per Curiam – Affirmed – Johnson. [law of the case, preclusion]
109812 – In the Matter of the Marriage of Anjard and Anjard – Per Curiam – Affirmed – Johnson. [law of the case, preclusion]

June 6, 2014

110334 – Jones v. Culve (Published) [procedure, decree requirements, retirement, property division, beneficiary designation, divorce, contracts, statutory interpretation, unjust enrichment, probate]

May 23, 2014

110205 – In the Matter of the Marriage of Carpenter and Carpenter – Per Curiam – Dismissed – Sedgwick. [appellate jurisdiction, final orders, interlocutory appeals]
110386 – In the Matter of the Marriage of Murphy and Murphy – Powell, J. – Affirmed – Crawford. [common law marriage, parenting time, residency, change of circumstances,  standards of review]

May 16, 2014

109497 – In the Matter of the Marriage of Stevenson and Stevenson – Per Curiam – Affirmed – Grant. [property division, valuation date, valuation methods, farmland division, equitable division]

May 2, 2014

109367 – Einsel v. Einsel, et al. – Per Curiam – Reversed and remanded with directions – Comanche.
109415 – In the Matter of the Marriage of Vogt and Vogt – Per Curiam – Affirmed in part and dismissed in part – Geary.
109822 – In the Matter of the Marriage of Liu and Liu – Per Curiam – Reversed and remanded with directions – Geary.
109850 – In the Matter of the Marriage of Bos and Bos – Per Curiam – Affirmed – Sedgwick.
109997 – Harasymezuk v. Napier – Leben, J. – Affirmed – Johnson.
110007 – Cheney v. Poore – Per Curiam – Affirmed – Rawlins.

April 25, 2014

109937 – Trenzado v. Trenzado – Per Curiam – Affirmed – Ford. [stalking, evidence, burden-of-proof, appellate standards, contemporaneous objection](revised opinion)
110593 – In the Matter of the Marriage of Steele and Steele – Per Curiam – Affirmed – Shawnee. [residency, burden-of-proof, statutory factors, alter/amend, post-trial motions]

April 18, 2014

109365 – In re Marriage of Shelhamer (Published) [contempt, civil contempt, criminal contempt, standards]
110194 – Greer v. Greer (Published) [parentage, Ross standard, competing presumptions, parentage presumptions, burden of proof]

109429In re Marriage of Katona and Katona – Per Curiam – Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded with directions – Johnson.
109788 – In the Matter of the Marriage of Monslow and Monslow – Per Curiam – Affirmed – Johnson. (Review denied July 24, 2015)

April 4, 2014

109826 – In the Matter of the Marriage of Fowler and Fowler – Buser, J. – Affirmed – Atchison. [shared residence, abuse of discretion]
110282 – In the Matter of the Marriage of Kropp and Kropp – Per Curiam – Reversed – Wyandotte. [maintenance, modification, marital settlement agreement, reinstatement]

March 21, 2014

110175 – In the Matter of K.B., et al. v. Harry B., Jr. – Per Curiam – Affirmed – Atchison. [Parentage, child support, shared-residency, parenting time]

March 14, 2014

109785 – Fox v. Fox (Published) [subject matter jurisdiction, personal jurisdiction, military retirement, property division, bi-furcated divorce]

109117 – In the Matter of the Marriage of McHenry and McHenry – Per Curiam – Affirmed – Wyandotte. [discretion, burden of proof]
109129 – Hendel v. Hendel – Leben, J. – Reversed and remanded – Johnson. [maintenance, pleading, procedure, claims, contract, judgments]
109879 – Soebbing v. Lesser – Per Curiam – Affirmed – Shawnee. [venue, ripeness]

February 28, 2014

109470 – In the Matter of the Marriage of Mikel and Mikel – Per Curiam – Affirmed – Labette. [property division, equitable division, maintenance, appeal standards, burden of proof](Review denied February 19, 2015)
109756 – In the Matter of the Marriage of Davis and Davis – Per Curiam – Affirmed – Miami. [shared parenting, abuse of discretion, change in circumstances]
109872 – In the Matter of the Marriage of Oliver and Oliver – Per Curiam – Affirmed – Osage. [property division, equitable division, fault, abuse of discretion, appeal standards]

February 14, 2014

109771 – In re Marriage of Thomas (Published) [child support, adoption subsidy]

January 31, 2014

109445 – In the Matter of McDaniel and McDaniel – Per Curiam – Affirmed – Riley. [property division, abuse of discretion]

January 24, 2014

109461 – In the Matter of Loudon and Loudon – Per Curiam – Affirmed – Johnson. [child support, “true-up”](Review denied January 15, 2015)

 January 10, 2014

109289 – In the Matter of the Paternity of Lank and Florez – Per Curiam – Affirmed – Sedgwick. [child support, travel expenses]
109411 – In the Matter of the Marriage of Friars and Bruch – Per Curiam – Reversed and vacated and remanded with directions – Reno. [child support, income impute, underemployment, due process]
109700 – In the Matter of the Marriage of Martin and Martin – Per Curiam – Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded with directions – Riley [due process, summary judgment, child support, spousal support, modification, credit for payment, direct payment]

Other Court of Appeals Decisions: release dates…