Twitter Weekly Update 2013–July–14

• On @Avvo: My fiance is ordered to pay $440 a month for child support each month… #5050custody http://rpx.me/1/1q3o 
• #KSCourts: Kansas Governor’s office denies speculation that Caleb Stegall will be appointed to #KSCOA http://bit.ly/18cUPQJ 
• Study from @KState confirms money problems, disputes as best predicter of divorce http://bit.ly/158nXpV 
• Dad whose children are named after Adolph HItler and other Nazi leaders fails to regain custody of his youngest child http://bit.ly/1365OtS 
• #KSCourts: Where father had sufficient income, but did not pay child support, stepparent adoption appropriate http://bit.ly/11JhLYg  #108980
• #KSCourts: In termination ancillary to stepparent adoption, court rightly disregarded fleeting contact http://bit.ly/11JhLYg  #108980
• #KSCourts: parent consent not necessary in stepparent adoption where evidence support statutory grounds http://bit.ly/11JhLYg  #108980
• #KSCourts #KSCOA affirms termination and step-parent adoption as supported by sufficient evidence http://bit.ly/11JhLYg  #108980
• Updated Page: Kansas Family Law Appeals 2013 http://bit.ly/UnMG92 
• #KSCourts: 11th District Judicial Nominating Commn seeks judge candidates, deadline August 9, 2013 http://bit.ly/1b6uQ0T  (Gariglietti)
• RT Wes Crenshaw PhD ‏@wescrenshawphd If after a few sessions and some good dialog, the therapist recommends a medication referral, don’t freak out. http://bit.ly/xgpo0X 
• #KSCourts: “Very reliable source” tells #WIBW that Governor will appoint Caleb Stegall to Court of Appeals #14 http://bit.ly/1b6g6zi 
• #NMCourts: #SCONM asked in direct action to determine if NM recognizes other states’ same-sex marriages http://bit.ly/1b6efdJ 
• RT Psychology News ‏@PsychNews Lovers to Fighters After Just One Sleepless Night http://bit.ly/13SbDgr 
• Uniform Laws Commission approves 2013 amendments to #UCCJEA (#Hague Child Protection Convention): http://bit.ly/17Hds1p  (unedited draft)
• RT Uniform Laws ‏@uniformlaws Uniform Law Commission approves Uniform Act on Prevention of and Remedies for Human Trafficking #humantrafficking @uniformlaws
• Rt Tom Bolt ‏@vilaw @uniformlaws approves the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (2013 amendments) in Vote by States in Boston, MA.
• RT Uniform Laws ‏@uniformlaws Uniform Law Commission approves Child Custody Jurisdiction & Enforcement Act concerning Hague Convention on the Protection of Children!
• RT Justice at Stake ‏@JusticeStake BREAKING: Brownback won’t release appeals court candidates: http://tinyurl.com/n85f5f9  #FairCourts Via @CJ_news & @APjdhanna
• RT @IRSnews: Don’t wait in line at the #IRS office. Order a copy of your #tax return or transcript online http://go.usa.gov/TPmz 
• RT Eugene Volokh ‏@VolokhC Court Orders Father to Stop Publicizing Complaints About the Guardian Ad Litem in His Child Custody Case: (Eug… http://bit.ly/16udeFl 
• Kansas Governor reiterates his refusal to provide open access to candidate names applying for Court of Appeals: http://bit.ly/10OMEYM 
• RT Uniform Laws ‏@uniformlaws RT @vilaw: Michael Coffee, International Private Law Advisor, @StateDept, addresses #uniformlaws Annual Meeting on international issues.
• #KSCourts: New federal grant will allow continued implementation of e-filing for 65% of state case-load http://bit.ly/15536DX 
• #KSCourts: Supreme Court receives $200K federal grant to implement e-filing, after #KSLegislature fails to fund http://bit.ly/11F7VGW 
• #KSCourts: #Johnson County Nominating Commn nominates 3 for Division 5 (Domestic) opening: Dersch, Schoenig, Rokusek http://bit.ly/Lps46h 
• RT Federalist Society ‏@FedSoc U.S. Senate unanimously approves Wyoming Attorney General Greg Phillips for judgeship on Tenth Circuit http://bit.ly/16qT3YX 
• MT @HuffPostDivorce: Social media ‘don’ts’ everyone involved in a divorce should heed http://huff.to/1dfHXtB 
• RT @AttyMoniqueLamb: Proposed Pennsylvania bill forcing rapists to pay child support advances http://bit.ly/12pbXkB 
• Citing #SCOTUS decision, Federal judge rules same-sex adoption case can move forward vs Michigan http://bit.ly/12kZf3i  via @AttyMoniqueLamb
• Is it time to finally address crowding at the #Johnson County Courthouse? http://bit.ly/12DwE9s  #kscourts
• Kansas governor considering change in his policy refusing to release names of Court of Appeals applicants http://bit.ly/1bmwNoB 
• RT @wibw: Kansas Governor Mulls Releasing Names Of #KSCourt Hopefuls http://bit.ly/1aXzQow  #ksleg #wibw
• News: Weekly Twitter Update 2013–June–30 http://bit.ly/185MmyI 
• Courtroom suicide should be wake-up call for security in rural courthouses: http://bit.ly/14HrfBl 
• ABA Legal Guide for Military Families “aims to deliver that ounce of prevention”: http://bit.ly/14HqVTo 
• Same-sex couples sue Pennsylvania for the right to equal marriage: http://wapo.st/12pqDMt 
• Father in #SCOTUS #ICWA case files #adoption proceeding in #OKCourts: http://hrld.us/1a8TwDa 
• #KSCourts: Court of Appeals urges #KSLegislature study of Kansas adoption jurisdiction re #UCCJEA http://bit.ly/1a8RDpO  #107383 #KSSupCt
• #KSCourts: In stepparent adoption, court must determine if another state has adoption/custody power http://bit.ly/1a8RDpO  #107383 #KSSupCt
• #KSCourts: Adoption ct may act if another state does not have jurisdiction over custody or adoption http://bit.ly/1a8RDpO  #107383 #KSSupCt
• #KSCourts: Factual finding of exclusive, continuing jurisdiction cannot be made first time on appeal http://bit.ly/1a8RDpO  #107383 #KSSupCt
• #KSCourts: Whether a state has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction requires factual findings http://bit.ly/1a8RDpO  #107383 #KSSupCt
• #KSCourts: In Kansas adoptions, #UCCJEA applies only to extent adoption act incorporates it http://bit.ly/1a8RDpO  #107383 #KSSupCt
• #KSCourts: Kansas adoption & relinquishment act controls jurisdiction if custody proceeding pending http://bit.ly/1a8RDpO  #107383 #KSSupCt
• #KSCourts: KSA 59-2127 controls jurisdiction in Kansas adoption proceedings http://bit.ly/1a8RDpO  #107383 #KSSupCt
• #KSCourts: Where a statute is ambiguous, legislative history, canons may be used to construe intent http://bit.ly/1a8RDpO  #107383 #KSSupCt
• #KSCourts: Whether a court has adoption jurisdiction is a question of law http://bit.ly/1a8RDpO  #107383 #KSSupCt
• #KSCourts: Since adoption not recognized at common law, adoption jurisdiction is created by statute http://bit.ly/1a8RDpO  #107383 #KSSupCt
• #KSCourts: An appealing party cannot cite as trial court error a point agreed to at the trial court level http://bit.ly/186sM97  #108085
• #KSCourts: Appealing party cannot argue an issue not presented to the trial court http://bit.ly/186sM97  #108085
• #KSCourts: Parent cannot use child’s funds to pay child support obligations of whatever nature http://bit.ly/186sM97  #108085
• #KSCourts: Parent cannot use child’s funds for expenses that parent is contractually obligated to pay http://bit.ly/186sM97  #108085
• #KSCourts: Where parent agreed to pay 75% of child’s college expenses, payment from child’s funds improper http://bit.ly/186sM97  #108085
• #KSCourts: Appeals court affirms trial court requirement that parent reimburse childrens’ #UTMA accounts http://bit.ly/186sM97  #108085
• #KSCourts: 3 #FamilyLaw related appeals decisions (1 #KSSCt) were issued on 2013-July-05: http://bit.ly/UnMG92 
• #SCOTUS #ICWA case stirs debate over what it means, how far it reaches: http://bit.ly/1aVyAlK 
• Florida case tests child custody jurisdiction of Florida and Native American courts http://hrld.us/171HxW5  #UCCJEA
• Oklahoman Opinion: Might the #ICWA be declared unconstitutional? http://bit.ly/1aVxtm8 
• Who will get “Baby Veronica”? http://wapo.st/171H0TY  Washington Post opinion
• Kansas state child support workers to be laid off in privatization move (quoting @RonaldWNelson): http://bit.ly/12f38a6 
• New Jersey legislator pushes for legislation on #International Child #Abductions http://bit.ly/12f2tWd 
• #KSCourts: Governor refuses to disclose names of applicants for Court of Appeals opening: http://bit.ly/12zN02J