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2015 Kansas Family Law Appeals Decisions
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Supreme Court December 23, 2015 114573 – Solomon v State – Rosen, J. – Affirmed – Shawnee [separation of powers, Kansas Constitution] video (Published) October 9, 2015 108547 – Cresto v. Cresto – Johnson, J. – Reversed – Johnson [wills, probate, appellate standards, undue influence, premarital agreements, burden of proof, presumption of validity, attorney fees] video (Published) 109121 – In re Marriage of Stephenson & Papineau – Luckert, J. – Reversed – Atchison [child support, SSDI, derivative payments, child support, lump sum payment, reimbursement, retroactive] video (Published) July 24, 2015 109079 – Cain v. Jacox – Stegall, J. – Reversed – Geary video [UIFSA, res judicata, child support, child support enforcement, procedure, interest on support](reversed Court of Appeals decision and district court decision) (Published) January 23, 2015 107401 – Kaelter v. Sokol – Per Curiam – Dismissed – Johnson. video [final judgments, appellate standards] (Published) Other Supreme Court Decisions: release dates… |
Court of Appeals December 31, 2015 Unpublished 113760 – In re A.J.C. – Per Curiam – Reversed with directions – Jackson [private CINC, appellate standards, clear-and-convincing evidence, parental rights, presumptions, constitutional rights] 113884 – In re Marriage of Hodges – Per Curiam – Affirmed in part and dismissed in part – Montgomery [child custody, temporary orders, appeal standards, appellate review, mootness, final orders, appellate jurisdiction, discretion, child’s best interests] December 23, 2015 Unpublished 112415 – Watters v. Kansas Dept. for Children & Families – Leben – Reversed and remanded – Sedgwick [CINC, Abuse, duty to protect, state liability, standards of review, notice pleading] 112917 – In re Marriage of Shults – Per Curaim – Affirmed – Sedgwick [divorce, property division, arbitration, appeal standards, Uniform Arbitration Act (UAA)] December 18, 2015 Unpublished 112903 – In re Marriage of Chasten – Per Curiam – Affirmed – Sedgwick [annulment, appellate standards, fraud, immigration] December 11, 2015 Published 113315 – In re A.S. – Schroeder – Appeal Dismissed – Miami [CINC, appeals, statutory construction, parental rights, termination, appellate jurisdiction] Unpublished 112889 – In re Marriage of Lundemo – Per Curiam – Affirmed – Reno [contract interpretation, marital settlement agreements, ambiguous terms, “residing with”] 113609 – In re T.A.B. – Per Curiam – Reversed and remanded with directions – Sedgwick [#UCCJEA, CINC, subject matter jurisdiction, interstate jurisdiction, exclusive continuing jurisdiction, initial child custody jurisdiction, judicial communications] December 4, 2015 Unpublished 112978 – In re Marriage of Hirsh & Lenzen – Per Curiam – Affirmed – Johnson [UIFSA, enforcement jurisdiction, UCCJEA, modification jurisdiction, school choice, joint legal custody, appellate standards] 113366 – In re Marriage of Meade – Per Curiam – Affirmed – Nemaha [contemporaneous objection, child support, child custody, child relocation, parenting time, appellate standards] November 13, 2015 Unpublished 113154 – In re Marriage of Vaughan – Per Curiam – Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded with directions – Johnson (Review denied November 15, 2016) 113263 – In re R.W. – Per Curiam – Affirmed – Johnson [parental rights termination] 114059 – In re Adoption of G.R.K. – Per Curiam – Affirmed – Shawnee November 6, 2015 Published 112422 – In re Marriage of Larimore – Buser – Sedgwick [QDROs, dormant judgments, retirement accounts, expired judgments, appellate standards, statutory construction] Unpublished October 23, 2015 Unpublished 112499 – In re Marriage of Budy – Per Curiam – Affirmed – Leavenworth [appellate standards, premarital agreements, property division, contract interpretation, ambiguous vs. unambiguous, retitle property] October 2, 2015 Unpublished 113026 – In re Marriage of Owens – Per Curiam – Reversed and remanded – Butler [Limited Case Manager, LCM, child custody, parenting time, court powers, statutory interpretation, qualifications, disqualification, appellate standards] September 25, 2015 Published 113099 – In re T.N.Y. – Bruns, J. – Reversed – Wyandotte [grandparent visitation, statutory construction, constitutional rights, equal protection, parentage, Kansas family law code] Unpublished 111808 – In re Marriage of Schmeidler – Per Curiam – Affirmed – Ellis [child custody, parenting plans, modification, agreed parenting plan, marital settlement agreement, contract interpretation, material change, child’s best interests] September 18, 2015 Unpublished 112206 – In re Marriage of Szykowny – Per Curiam – Affirmed – Butler [UCCJEA, child custody, competing courts, interstate jurisdiction, continuing jurisdiction, jurisdiction agreement, subject matter jurisdiction, appellate procedure] 112960 – In re Marriage of Duckworth – Arnold-Burger – Reversed and remanded – Johnson [res judicata, child support, discovery, third party discovery] September 11, 2015 Unpublished 112047 – In re Marriage of Moore – Buser – Reversed – Johnson [QDROs, dormant judgments, retirement accounts, expired judgments, appellate standards, contract interpretation] August 28, 2015 Unpublished 112006 – In re Marriage of Hollinquest – Buser – Affirmed – Johnson [QDROs, dormant judgments, expired judgments, judgment renewal, procedure, appellate standards] August 21, 2015 Unpublished 111576 – L.E.H. v. Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services – Leben, J. – Affirmed – Shawnee. [abuse, administrative hearing, appellate standards, abuse of discretion, burden of proof, substantiated-unsubstantiated, law of the case, substantial competent evidence, Kansas Judicial Review Act] 111925 – Ottley v. Ottley – Per Curiam – Affirmed – Ellis. [child support, appellate standards, extended income formula, shared residency, shared expenses, burden of proof, shared parenting time adjustment]
Published 112133 – In re A.A. 113148 – Leben, J. – Reversed – Johnson. [UCCJEA, CINC, Emergency Temporary Jurisdiction, Exclusive Continuing Jurisdiction, Inconvenient Forum] Unpublished 112930 – In the Matter of the Marriage of Russom and Russom – Per Curiam – Affirmed – Osborne. [Appellate Standards] August 7, 2015 Unpublished 111737 – In the Matter of the Marriage of Otuonye v. Otuonye – Per Curiam – Affirmed – Sedgwick. [business valuation, expert witnesses, impute income, spousal maintenance, civil procedure, continuances, discretion] 112016 – Sroufe v. Palmer – Per Curiam – Affirmed – Sedgwick. [child custody, burden of proof, standards of proof, appellate standards, discretion, move-away, relocation, best interests of child, parentage, Kansas Parentage Act, sufficient competent evidence] July 31, 2015 Unpublished 112406 – In the Matter of the Marriage of Post and Rahmouni – Per Curiam – Affirmed – Shawnee [annulment, divorce, discretion] July 24, 2015 Unpublished 112188 – In the Matter of the Marriage of Liu and Liu – Per Curiam – Affirmed – Geary. [evidence, burden of proof, appellate standards, procedure] 112561 – In the Matter of the Marriage of Hines v. Hines – Per Curiam – Affirmed – Ford. [child custody, residency, burden of proof, appellate standards, evidentiary standards, preservation of objections] June 19, 2015 Unpublished 110263 – In the Matter of the Marriage of McFeeters and McFeeters – Per Curiam – Vacated in part and remanded with directions – Johnson. [equal parenting time adjustment, appellate standards, appellate procedure, required findings, attorneys fees, discretion] 111878 – In the Matter of Rusnak and Kendrick – Per Curiam – Appeal dismissed – Johnson. [mootness, case and controversy, appellate procedure, appellate standards] June 5, 2015 Published 112057 – In re Marriage of Skoczek – Hill, J. – Affirmed – Johnson [child support, equal parenting time adjustment, discretion, standards of review, appellate standards, percentage adjustment] Unpublished 111811 – In the Matter of the Marriage of Marcus and Ording – Per Curiam – Affirmed – Johnson. [appellate standards, abuse of discretion, property division, divorce, spousal support] May 22, 2015 Unpublished 112605 – In the Matter of the Application of J.C.J. to Adopt T.S.C.F. – Per Curiam – Affirmed – Sedgwick. [adoption consent, appellate standards, evidentiary standards, clear-and-convincing evidence, parental rights termination, standard of review, due process, biological parent] May 15, 2015 Unpublished 112363 – In the Matter of the Marriage of Doll and Anderson – Per Curiam – Affirmed – Riley [appellate standards, parenting plans, child custody, special needs, burden of proof, attorneys fees, abuse of discretion, negative findings] May 8, 2015 Unpublished 111536 – State v. Bidzimou – Leben, J. – Affirmed – Sedgwick [child support, guidelines, appellate standards, standards of review, procedure, income withholding order, assignment] 112219 – In the Matter of the Adoption of D.A.J.D. – Per Curiam – Affirmed – Saline [adoption, termination, appellate standards, substantial evidence] April 24, 2015 Unpublished 112702 – In the Matter of the Application of Curtis N., to adopt K.H.D. and N.T.D. – Per Curiam – Affirmed – Pratt. [termination, adoption, stepparent adoption, adoption consent, appellate standards, failure to assume duties, standard of review] April 17, 2015 Unpublished 112050 – Wells v. Ashbaugh – Per Curiam – Affirmed – Scott. [parenting plan, modification, appeal standards, attorneys fees, best interests considerations, standards of review, child custody factors, special needs, parentage, attorneys fees authority] April 10, 2015 Published 110714 – Martin v. Phillips – Affirmed – Gyllenborg, J. – Johnson [UIFSA, enforcement, statutes of limitation, dormancy, choice of law] March 27, 2015 Unpublished 110461 – In the Matter of the Marriage of Gerleman and Gerleman – Reversed – Bukaty, J. – Douglas [discovery, sanctions, attorneys fees, standard of review, issue waiver, appellate standards] 111665 – State v. Heim – Affirmed – Per Curiam – Reno [PFA, protection from abuse, restitution, standards of review] March 20, 2015 Unpublished 111494 – In the Matter of the Marriage of Styles and Styles – Per Curiam – Affirmed – Pottawatomie. [appellate standards, standard of review, marital property, property division, abuse of discretion] March 13, 2015 Unpublished 112233 – In the Matter of the Marriage of Behnke and Ingram – Per Curiam – Affirmed – Linn. [marital settlement agreement, QDRO, contracts, modification, jurisdiction, appeal standards, sufficient evidence] March 6, 2015 Unpublished 111966 – Riesberg v. Barkman f/k/a Swendson – Per Curiam – Affirmed – Riley [property, equitable division, partition, standard of review, cohabitation, unmarried cohabitants, pet rights, personal property, replevin] February 27, 2015 Unpublished 111826 – In the Matter of the Marriage of Atterbury and Atterbury – Appeal dismissed – Sedgwick [appellate standards, final judgments] February 20, 2015 Unpublished 112027 – Anderson v. Richard – Per Curiam – Reversed and remanded with directions – Saline [parentage, presumptions, procedure, required parties] January 30, 2015 Unpublished 112259 – In the Matter of the Adoption of A.J.W. and J.Y.W. – Per Curiam – Affirmed – Clay [adoption, termination] January 23, 2015 Published 111253 – In the Interest of F. [adoption, attorneys fees, review standards] Unpublished 110882 – In the Matter of McKinley and McKinley – Per Curiam – Affirmed – Shawnee [review standards, retroactive orders, Income Withholding, child support, enforcement, impute income, material change, impute income, deliberate unemployment, burden of proof, negative findings] 111176 – State, et al. v. Burton – Per Curiam – Vacated and remanded with directions – Johnson [review standards, enforce child support, health insurance premiums, child support components, uninsured medical expenses, qualified medical child support order, QMCSO, self-represented, liberal construction] January 16, 2015 Unpublished 110058 – Stewart v. Stewart – Per Curiam – Affirmed – Ellsworth [PFA, spousal maintenance, child support, jurisdiction, personal jurisdiction, statutory interpretation, UIFSA, UCCJEA, interstate jurisdiction, mootness, standard of review, burden of proof, acts or directives] January 2, 2015 Unpublished 110559 – In the Matter of the Marriage of Einsel v. Einsel – Per Curiam – Affirmed – Ellis [maintenance, extension, procedure, appeal standards, waiver, stipulations] Other Court of Appeals Decisions: release dates… |