Updated Page: Kansas Family Law Appeals 2010 http://bit.ly/1cDRUIa 

#WVCourts: Court properly disqualified father’s lawyer when lawyer previously represented mother in same case http://bit.ly/1aEgKG1 

#WVCourts: An Order Disqualifying Counsel is not a final appealable order http://bit.ly/1aEgKG1 

#WVCourts: Where no substantial change in circumstances has occurred, there is no call to change school order http://bit.ly/1aEgbMz 

#WVCourts: Court did not err deciding that home schooling would be major modification not in child’s best interests http://bit.ly/1aEgbMz 

#KSCourts: The fact a losing party thinks court made a wrong decision does not mean the decision was wrong http://bit.ly/1yAkZxP  #112050

#KSCourts: Appeals court does not substitute its judgment for that of the trial court http://bit.ly/1yAkZxP  #112050

#KSCourts: Trial judges are experts in determining appropriateness of time and amount for attorneys’ fees http://bit.ly/1yAkZxP  #112050

#KSCourts: Appeals court does not redetermine attorneys fees issues decided by trial judge http://bit.ly/1yAkZxP  #112050

#KSCourts: KSA 23-2216 authorizes attorneys’ fees in post-parentage matters just as in post-divorce matters http://bit.ly/1yAkZxP  #112050

#KSCourts: Trial court can only award attorneys fees if they are authorized by statute http://bit.ly/1yAkZxP  #112050

#KSCourts: Trial judge properly considered mother’s dealings with child’s special needs issues http://bit.ly/1yAkZxP  #112050

#KSCourts: Where it is clear, as here, judge thoughtfully considered issues, there is no error of discretion http://bit.ly/1yAkZxP  #112050

#KSCourts: Appeals court declines request to view evidence most favorably for appellant instead of appellee http://bit.ly/1yAkZxP  #112050

#KSCourts: Kansas statutes set out the factors a trial court must review in deciding child custody issues http://bit.ly/1yAkZxP  #112050

#KSCourts: If any evidence supports trial court decision on facts, there is no abuse of discretion http://bit.ly/1yAkZxP  #112050

#KSCourts: If evidence supports the facts determined by trial court, there is no factual error http://bit.ly/1yAkZxP  #112050

#KSCourts: Appeals court does not delve into record or engage in an emotional tug of war between good parents http://bit.ly/1yAkZxP  #112050

#KSCourts: Appeals court does not delve into the record looking for error–that is the appellants duty http://bit.ly/1yAkZxP  #112050

#KSCourts: Appealing party has burden to show that trial court made error of law or ignored undisputed facts http://bit.ly/1yAkZxP  #112050

#KSCourts: Judicial action is abuse of discretion if decision is based on error of law or of undisputed fact http://bit.ly/1yAkZxP  #112050

#KSCourts: Appeals court looks only at evidence/testimony that supports the trial court’s decision http://bit.ly/1yAkZxP  #112050

#KSCourts: An appeal is not a second chance to win a lost motion to modify a parenting plan http://bit.ly/1yAkZxP  #112050

#KSCourts: Appeals court does not reweigh evidence or redetermine facts decided by trial judge with support http://bit.ly/1yAkZxP  #112050

#KSCourts: In absence of parental agreement, trial court is in best position to decide child’s best interests http://bit.ly/1yAkZxP  #112050

#KSCourts: Paramount concern when deciding upon an appropriate parenting plan is the child’s best interests http://bit.ly/1yAkZxP  #112050

#KSCourts: Cases seeking to modify existing parenting plans are fact sensitive http://bit.ly/1yAkZxP  #112050

#KSCourts: Court did not err not modifying parenting plan or awarding attorneys fees in parentage case http://bit.ly/1yAkZxP  #112050

#KSCourts: 1 Unpublished Kansas #FamilyLaw Appeals Decision Issued Today (2015-April-17): http://bit.ly/1HkKjs0 

Updated Page: Kansas Family Law Appeals 2015 http://bit.ly/1HkKjs0 

#ILCourts: Person with no biological connection could not seek parentage determination of child living with parent http://bit.ly/1NTI7hF 

#ILCourts: Petitioner had no standing to assert claim of parentage because child was in physical custody of a parent http://bit.ly/1NTI7hF 

#ILCourts: Court erred recharacterizing motion to clarify as motion to reconsider & changing agreed pension division http://bit.ly/1EOp2I1 

#FLCourts do not follow the rule that #childsupport proportionately reduces when each child emancipates http://bit.ly/1EOmR7f 

#FLCourts: Failure of counsel to wisely choose appeal issues wastes time, risks court overlooking meritorious ones http://bit.ly/1EOmR7f 

#FLCourts: There are few cases that merit raising 19 issues on appeal; counsel should raise only issues with merit http://bit.ly/1EOmR7f 

#FLCourts: Court’s failure to address availability of jobs for which appellant was qualified merits reversal http://bit.ly/1EOmR7f 

#ARCourts: Appeals court will not consider arguments unsupported by legal authority http://1.usa.gov/1EOkHo4 

#ARCourts: It is not wrong for court to to impute same income amount for #childsupport as in previous order http://1.usa.gov/1EOkHo4 

#ARCourts: In a 2nd appeal in same case, 1st appeal decision must be followed http://1.usa.gov/1EOkHo4 

#ARCourts: Doctrine of law of the case prohibits a court from reconsidering issues decided in previous appeal of case http://1.usa.gov/1EOkHo4 

#ARCourts: Court did not modify divorce settlement when it divided military retirement equally though pay increased http://1.usa.gov/1EOjFIS 

#ARCourts: Interpreting a statute to require what it says it requires does not “emphasize form over substance” http://1.usa.gov/1EOcK2u 

#ARCourts: Court cannot ignore the plain language and requirements of a statute http://1.usa.gov/1EOcK2u 

#ARCourts: Prohibitive orders do not impose any sort of affirmative duty http://1.usa.gov/1EOcK2u 

#ARCourts: Prohibitory orders “do not implicate defendant’s substantive rights; only protect plaintiff from bad acts http://1.usa.gov/1EOcK2u 

#ARCourts: Court restates 5 factor test to determine sufficiency of defendant’s contact for personal jurisdiction http://1.usa.gov/1EOcK2u 

#ARCourts: Court was correct not dismissing as w/o personal jx request for protection though acts occurred in #OK http://1.usa.gov/1EOcK2u 

5-year-old girl returned to her father in Sri Lanka by Japan under #Hague #Abduction Convention: http://bit.ly/1FNTkGY 

Updated Page: Seminars and Presentations http://bit.ly/LA3YYi 

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Editorial: Legislature’s irresponsible action killing #UIFSA2008 must be corrected by #Idaho governor http://bit.ly/1EFvfpy  @idahostatesman

#KSCourts: Court of Appeals June 2015 Docket; Summary Calendar: http://bit.ly/1EFqtZ8 

#KSCourts: Court of Appeals June 2015 Docket; Topeka Session: http://bit.ly/1EFpTL4 

#KSCourts: Court of Appeals June 2015 Docket; #JOCO Session: http://bit.ly/1CJMaCS 

#KSCourts: Court of Appeals June 2015 Docket; Wichita Session: http://bit.ly/1EFoWSW  ||

#KSCourts: Court of Appeals Arguments Dockets Posted for June 2015: http://bit.ly/f2sEdn 

#CASA volunteers help foster kids find a voice in court http://bit.ly/1DG3iNu 

Updated Page: 108 Overview & Update–Hague Family Law Conventions http://bit.ly/1H4obmG 

#KSCourts: Supreme Court visits Hays, hears oral arguments, and meets with students http://bit.ly/1CEsUGI 

This is the 1st time in the Kansas Supreme Court’s history to hold court in the evening. http://bit.ly/1I7Tmwd  #kscourts MT @forthaysstate

Supreme Court of India rules that couples living together will be presumed legally married and able to inherit http://m.timesofindia.com/india/Couple-living-together-will-be-presumed-married-Supreme-Court-rules/articleshow/46901198.cms …

#IDLegislature tables #UIFSA jeopardizes $46M federal #childsupport funds, allowing parents to evade court orders: http://bit.ly/1aVGOh2