Twitter Weekly Update 2012-October-07
- Philippine House of Representatives Approves Bill to recognize divorces obtained by foreigners abroad http://bit.ly/OIswns
- Updated Page: Recommended Books http://bit.ly/Q26j0C
- Court leaders from 49 states end meeting on improving access to justice for litigants with Limited English http://bit.ly/SKRuOw
@StateCourts - You can’t force someone to change. Knowing that liberates you from trying to control people around you. http://ow.ly/efBT0 via
@PsychToday - You don’t have to be superparent after divorce. Be a kind, loving parent and really listen to your kids. Dont buy them. MT
@divorcedwkids - The Positive Effects of Divorce on Children
#divorce http://goo.gl/oNWv1 RT@LoveCounsellor4 #MSCourt: Supreme Court reverses 3 contempt orders based on improper service of citation violating Due Process rightshttp://bit.ly/OaBMzr- On its 20th Anniversary,
@LIICornell remembers why they do it. WATCH: http://liicr.nl/QPbkbA #NYCourts: NY Highest court allows competent adult woman to decide on her own right to die without interference http://bit.ly/QPjpNk#KSCourts: Kansas statutes do not prohibit parties from agreeing to include attorneys’ fee provisions in contracts http://bit.ly/QP7rTV #Lazarus#KSCourts: District court is an expert on determination of attorneys fees; appeals ct does not substitute its judgment http://bit.ly/QP7rTV #Lazarus#KSCourts: Where contract provided for attorneys fees award if either party sought enforcement, court did not err http://bit.ly/QP7rTV #Lazarus#KSCourts: Trial court did not abuse its discretion in awarding attorneys fees http://bit.ly/QP7rTV #Lazarus#KSCourts: District courts have discretion to grant or deny requests to continue hearings, abuse of discretion applies http://bit.ly/QP7rTV #Lazarus#KSCourts: Settlement Agreement did not presuppose attempts to transfer foreign pension before enforcement http://bit.ly/QP7rTV #Lazarus#KSCourts: Appeals court interprets contracts from their ‘plain language’ rather than parties’ speculation of intent http://bit.ly/QP7rTV #Lazarus#KSCourts: District court decision of what constituted “reasonable time” for performance was itself reasonable http://bit.ly/QP7rTV #Lazarus#KSCourts: What constitutes a “reasonable time” for action depends on case-by-case analysis of specific facts. http://bit.ly/QP7rTV #Lazarus#KSCourts: Where settlement agreement required transfer, but did not state time for transfer, “reasonable time” applied http://bit.ly/QP7rTV #Lazarus#KSCourts: “Reasonable time” to complete pension transfer implied where no time for performance otherwise stated http://bit.ly/QP7rTV #Lazarus#KSCourts: Where contract language did not limit scope of “any further orders,” trial court had expansive powers http://bit.ly/QP7rTV #Lazarus#KSCourts: Marital settlement agreement did not limit scope of language “any further orders.” http://bit.ly/QP7rTV #Lazarus#KSCourts: Court interprets provisions reserving jurisdiction “until this pension transfer or award has been completed” http://bit.ly/QP7rTV #Lazarus#KSCourts: Matters settled in agreement adopted by the court in divorce cannot be modified, except as agreement allowshttp://bit.ly/PHOljc #Lazarus#KSCourts: Appellate courts have unlimited power to review trial court interpretations of contract language http://bit.ly/QP7rTV #Lazarus#KSCourts: Supreme Court issues 1, Court of Appeals issues 1#FamilyLaw Appeals Decision today (2012-Oct-05) http://bit.ly/PHOljc #Hall #Lazarus- Updated Page: Appellate http://bit.ly/OxjmaO
- Updated Page: Kansas Family Law Appeals 2012 http://bit.ly/PHOljc
#KSCourts: In Kansas, life insurance cannot be obtained or maintained without the insured’s continuing consent http://bit.ly/QOOwsd #Hall#KSCourts:#KSLegislature has required “ongoing consent” from a person whose life is insured by another http://bit.ly/QOOwsd #Hall#KSCourts: Court cannot order that a person “cooperate” to allow another to obtain insurance on that person’s life http://bit.ly/QOOwsd #Hall#KSCourts: A person who has no insurable interest in the life of another cannot obtain insurance on that life http://bit.ly/QOOwsd #Hall#KSCourts: Insurable interest does not exist when a person whose life is insured asks that policy terminate http://bit.ly/QOOwsd #Hall#KSCourts: Kansas public policy allows a person on whose life insurance is taken to terminate that policy at any time http://bit.ly/QOOwsd #Hall#KSCourts: SCt reverses order requiring cooperation with ex to obtain insurance on child support obligor’s life http://bit.ly/QOOwsd #Hall#KSCourts: Supreme Court issued 1#Familylaw Appeals decision today http://bit.ly/QOOwsd #Hall#KSCourts: Application deadline for Court of Appeals (Marquardt position) is noon, October 12, 2012.- Legislation allowing California children to have more than two parents if in their best interests is vetoed by Gov. Jerry Brown http://bit.ly/Qzgvxw
- Austrailian Court’s Hague
#abduction ruling requires children’s return to Italy. RT http://www.familylawweek.co.uk/site.aspx?i=ed101410 … via@OKFamilyLaw - Reports surface that Austrailian Embassy in Rome assisted mother who abducted children from Italy to Austrailia http://bit.ly/UiTx36
- Child Abductions are on the rise internationally. The #Hague
#Abduction Convention seeks to return children home http://bit.ly/UiSHmY - Russia seeks to re-start joint commission with Finland on child custody between Finnish and Russian former spouses http://bit.ly/UiRxrG
#TNCourts: Supreme Court: Ex can pursue common-law intentional misreprentation claim for claims he was child’s father http://bit.ly/SyBEu1#TNCourts: Supreme Court rules that woman who purposefully lied about child’s parentage owes damages to now ex-husband http://exm.nr/SyByTi- Updated Page: 89. Where is the Law in 2012? http://bit.ly/MMeI3G
- Text Fighting: Dos and Don’ts to Text Messaging in your Relationshiphttp://tinyurl.com/6qy2lth RT
@Estes_Therapy #KSCourts: All 7 Justices of the Kansas Supreme Court presenting at CLE Roundtable today at JOCO Bar Assn http://bit.ly/SoKQ64- Divorcing Women, Especially Those in Abusive Relationships, Benefit from Learning to Secure Their Financial Futures http://lnkd.in/CXqDc9
- As Law School Applications Drop 13.7% nationwide,
@KULawSchool Sees 19% Increase http://bit.ly/SAPhVb - Good summary of rules for authenticating printouts of web pages. http://lnkd.in/85X5fc RT
@ernieattorney: RT@paperlesschase #KSCourts: Governor selects Mary Mattivi as new#Shawnee County judge (Mitchell position) http://1.usa.gov/U7DYes#KSCourts: Governor makes appointment to the 3rd judicial district. https://governor.ks.gov/media-room/media-releases/2012/10/02/governor-makes-appointment-to-the-3rd-judicial-district … RT@govsambrownback- #FLCourts: Florida Supreme Court today heard arguments in a child custody case involving in same sex couple http://on.flatoday.com/U7BpJs
- 2d Circuit US Appeals: Lack of legal
#immigration status is not dispositive under Hague#Abduction Convention http://bit.ly/U7zFjv - 2d Circuit US Appeals: “Now settled” defense in #Hague #Abduction Convention Art 12 is not subject to equitable tolling http://bit.ly/U7zFjv
- Brush up on your knowledge of
#Medicaid with this fact sheet http://bit.ly/U7tDiK from@KaiserFamFound - The link between high-conflict people and personality disorders:http://www.highconflictinstitute.com/blog/?p=656 RT
@HighConflict - What can we learn from break-ups – and can we sue? http://bit.ly/U7ri7B
@ProfMDWhite - “We often develop ‘attractions of deprivation,’ attractions to people who diminish or ignore us.” http://ow.ly/e9LcI via
@PsychToday - Proposed #DSM5 Criteria for
#Autism Spectrum Disorder Captures Most Current Patients. http://bit.ly/PqtTSe via@APP_Publishing - You can’t get trust from your spouse by merely asking for it. You only earn trust from your behavior, over time. MT
@MarriageVelcro - Federal judge rules that health care law contraception mandate does not violate religious freedom: http://bit.ly/P89Zkv
- Has the Time Come for Renewable Marriage Contracts? http://dlvr.it/2FlBLy http://fb.me/13hY8JECh RT
@ABAFamily - Attacks on Independent Judiciary Continue – Now in
#NH http://bit.ly/Prelh9 - The neural components of empathy: Predicting daily prosocial behavior http://bit.ly/P7s7en via
@MiguelEscotet - Divorce and Disabled
#Military “Dependents” http://bit.ly/VhoqTm MT@DivorceSupport - Report Sees Less Impact in New @APAPsych
#Autism Definition http://nyti.ms/QJ0mrj - All marriage advice boils down to: Stop doing what tears down the relationship and start doing what builds it. RT
@MarriageVelcro #SCOTUS denies cert in Maryland International Custody Case Claiming US does not owe deference to Japan custody orders http://bit.ly/P6E6c7- Updated Page: Seminars and Presentations http://bit.ly/LA3YYi
- News: Twitter Weekly Update 2012-September-30 http://bit.ly/Qjtl30
#KSCourts: Keven OGrady swearing-in ceremony as#Johnson County District Judge is today, 2PM- New Page: 91. Social Networking for the Family Lawyer http://bit.ly/V6uY8C
- In 2012 14 states considered legislation keeping employers from requesting social networking passwords from applicants http://goo.gl/WjSQJ
- RT
@NCSLorg - As expected, in today’s orders, the Supreme Court took no action in either the
#Prop8 or#DOMA cases.#SCOTUS - RT
@chrisgeidner - Divorced parents: “The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.” Gandhi http://ow.ly/e6h90 RT
@RosalindSedacca - October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month http://go.usa.gov/Ycwx via
@ABAFamily - First Monday in October: Another big
#SCOTUS term begins today - Consideration of rights for married same-sex couples tops agenda for
#SCOTUS this term http://bit.ly/U0KvaZ - Kansas Federal Judge Rules Ex-Wife of Ex-KU Official in Ticket Scandal Must Return Child Support Paid in Settlement http://bit.ly/SsgmKW