- RT Beth Lewandowski
@divorcestlouis: Don’t Break the Bank… or Each Other: 3 Ways to Divorce Cheaply and Peacefully. http://ow.ly/lBC9h
- RTLawFolio
@LawFolio: Some recommendations from LawFolio for #FF: @KansasBar @MoBarNews @eDepoCloud @KansasDivorce and @goClio. Have a great weekend!
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@Avvo: What are my rights as an unwed mother? #childcustody http://rpx.me/1/S7Yn
#KSCourts: Kansas guardianship statutes afford no power to impose conditions on parental rights http://bit.ly/15lFH26 #108297#KSCourts: Kansas law does not provide a “reintegration process” in guardianship termination http://bit.ly/15lFH26 #108297#KSCourts: Appeals court finds no basis for claim of trial court bias in interviewing child in guardianship http://bit.ly/15lFH26 #108297#KSCourts: Where properly raised, Appeals court has unlimited power to review claim of judicial misconduct http://bit.ly/15lFH26 #108297#KSCourts: How a judge interviews a child in custody proceedings is within the realm of judicial discretion http://bit.ly/15lFH26 #108297#KSCourts: Suicide note does not qualify as a “dying declaration” for hearsay purposes http://bit.ly/15lFH26 #108297#KSCourts: Suicide notes of former husband inadmissible to prove wife’s alleged abuse of children http://bit.ly/15lFH26 #108297#KSCourts: Appellate courts should be hesitant to second-guess trial courts’ evidentiary decisions http://bit.ly/15lFH26 #108297#KSCourts: Admission/exclusion of evidence is subject to review only for abuse of discretion http://bit.ly/15lFH26 #108297#KSCourts: Evidence is “probative” when it makes a factual proposition more or less likely true http://bit.ly/15lFH26 #108297#KSCourts: Evidence is “material” when it bears on a disputed issue of legal significance http://bit.ly/15lFH26 #108297#KSCourts: “Relavance” has 2 components: materiality and probativeness http://bit.ly/15lFH26 #108297#KSCourts: “We are loath to speculate about…when fit parents might be denied custody of their children” http://bit.ly/15lFH26 #108297#KSCourts: Court did not “over-emphasize” parental preference doctrine; if parent fit guardianship terminates http://bit.ly/15lFH26 #108297#KSCourts: Parental right to custody does not yield to child’s desire to live apart from that parent http://bit.ly/15lFH26 #108297#KSCourts: Kansas law confers upon a parent the right to parent, so long as not unfit http://bit.ly/15lFH26 #108297#KSCourts: “Best interests of the child” does not factor into decision of parental unfitness in guardianship http://bit.ly/15lFH26 #108297#KSCourts: “Financial advantage” is not a reason to place child with third party over a fit parent http://bit.ly/15lFH26 #108297#KSCourts: Parents have primary right of child’s placement over third parties http://bit.ly/15lFH26 #108297#KSCourts: Parental preference mandates that if a parent is fit, the court must place child with that parent http://bit.ly/15lFH26 #108297#KSCourts: Parents have fundamental right to custody of their children; guardians and conservators do not http://bit.ly/15lFH26 #108297#KSCourts: #KSLegislature did not intend to intermingle standards in guardianship & termination statutes http://bit.ly/15lFH26 #108297#KSCourts: Statute providing for parental rights termination does not control meaning of parental unfitness http://bit.ly/15lFH26 #108297#KSCourts: Appellate courts do not reweigh evidence or make new findings of fact http://bit.ly/15lFH26 #108297#KSCourts: To satisfy “clear and convincing evidence” std, proof must be “highly probable” http://bit.ly/15lFH26 #108297#KSCourts: Guardianship protection may only continue upon termination request upon clear/convincing evidence http://bit.ly/15lFH26 #108297#KSCourts: Guardianship statute requires termination on request unless evid shows protection should continue http://bit.ly/15lFH26 #108297#KSCourts: Record supports trial court finding that mother not unfit, terminates #guardianship http://bit.ly/15lFH26 #108297#KSCourts: Appeals court affirms termination of guardianship, returning child to mother from grandparents http://bit.ly/15lFH26 #108297#KSCourts: Kansas “move-away” statute does not contain time limit in which to file a motion to modify after notice http://bit.ly/14fSCzE #KSCourts: In “move-away” cases, court must consider “move-away” statutory factors plus general best interests fators http://bit.ly/14fSCzE #KSCourts: When reviewing trial court decision for abuse, only evidence supporting decision is reviewed by appeals ct http://bit.ly/14fSCzE #KSCourts: Trial court’s decision on residency is protected if reasonable persons could differ on appropriate result http://bit.ly/14fSCzE #KSCourts: Where trial court referred to proper test in making custody decision (best interests), decision affirmed http://bit.ly/14fSCzE #KSCourts: Trial court abuses its discretion when it misapplies the burden of proof when arriving at its decision http://bit.ly/14fSCzE #KSCourts: The burden of proof on a motion to change custody is upon the filing, not the non-filing, party http://bit.ly/14fSCzE #KSCourts: 2 #FamilyLaw-Related Appeals Court decisions issued today (2013-May-31) #108297 #108945 http://bit.ly/UnMG92 - Updated Page: Kansas Family Law Appeals 2013 http://bit.ly/UnMG92
- U.S. Fourth Circuit: Where Swiss father possessed no “rights of custody,” no return to Switzerland ordered. http://1.usa.gov/10NbKEc
- Does following someone with obvious intent to harm equal of “course of conduct” required for “stalking” in Kansas? http://bit.ly/14e4p16
- RT Stephanie Caballero
@surrogacylawyer: Absolutely! Surrogacy should be regulated, not banned http://wapo.st/Zfa7l5 via @washingtonpost
- RT NCSC
@StateCourts: How many states have centralized/unified judiciaries? Apprx. ½ defined as being unified. Find out which ones: http://bit.ly/177lDni
#KSCourts: Political attacks on courts imperil justice in Kansas http://bit.ly/13mwbtF @KCStar- RT LJWorld
@LJWorld: Former Lawrence resident Sri Srinivasan confirmed for prestigious D.C. Court of Appeals: http://ljw.bz/13MLSsK
- RT
@TheFix: Women are the primary/only breadwinner in 40% of households with children under 18. Fascinating Pew poll. http://ow.ly/luUKt
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@RosalindSedacca: #Divorcedparents: your children may be grieving as deeply as you are during and after divorce. http://ow.ly/loFGg
- Tennessee judge faces ethics inquiry after alleged independent investigation before ruling on post-divorce motion http://bit.ly/11xQJ57
#KSCourts: Supreme Court Oral Argument Docket posted for September 2013: http://bit.ly/1160seb [PDF]- RT WonderfullyPhenom
@OverWondeful: Good parents put their love for their kids over their hatred for their ex, the other parent. #divorce was your choice, not your kids’.
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#Hague #Abduction trial in Nashville, Tenn concludes; no decision yet whether to return them to #Hungary http://bit.ly/117JQG1
- Opponents of equal marriage in France converge on Paris: http://bit.ly/19fgnxj
- RT Moving Past Divorce
@MovePastDivorce: Tips for Improving a Co-parenting Relationship http://movingpastdivorce.com/2013/05/tips-for-improving-a-co-parenting-relationship/ …
