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2014 Kansas Family Law Appeals Decisions
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Supreme Court December 19, 2014 106092 – In re marriage of Traster (Published) [marital contracts, marital separation agreements, “separation agreement”, contract interpretation, public policy] 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 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] 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] 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] 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] 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] 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] 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] 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] 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. April 25, 2014 109937 – Trenzado v. Trenzado – Per Curiam – Affirmed – Ford. [stalking, evidence, burden-of-proof, appellate standards, contemporaneous objection](revised opinion) April 18, 2014 109365 – In re Marriage of Shelhamer (Published) [contempt, civil contempt, criminal contempt, standards] 109429 – In re Marriage of Katona and Katona – Per Curiam – Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded with directions – Johnson. April 4, 2014 109826 – In the Matter of the Marriage of Fowler and Fowler – Buser, J. – Affirmed – Atchison. [shared residence, abuse of discretion] 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] 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) 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] Other Court of Appeals Decisions: release dates… |