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2013
May
Case law update: Best interest factors discussed
Remand required when no date set on sale of marital home
Soccer Player's Battery Kills Referee
Missouri relcoation statute
Case law update: child support award upheld; misconduct supports attorneys fee award
April
Case law update: Spousal Maintenance award reviewed
US Government Spying On Us
Court cannot award maintenance without considering property
Body of Missing Woman Found in Wrecked Car Days After It Was Towed
Debts Ordered Paid in Divorce Decree and non-dischargeable in bankruptcy
No Statute of Limitation in Kansas for Rape
Olathe People
March
Who Owns Your Facebook When You Die?
Sandusky Makes More Statements
College student filed lawsuit because she received a poor grade.
Client Charged with Disorderly Conduct is Acquitted
WSOP Champ Arrested During Prostitution Sting
Ticketed For Driving 2 MPH Under the Speed Limit
Prenup of millionaire set aside
Kansas May Legalize Switchblades
Young Pregnant Couple Die In Tragic Car Wreck
Father of Grade School Child Faces Felony Charges After Testing School's Safety
Child Ends up Dead Due To A Bullying Incident
Grandmother Involved in Murder-Suicide
February
Meth Lab Located in Porta-Potty
Adoption Contract Causes Re-Adopted Girl To Inherit Millions
Cheetos Trail Leads to Thief
Lawyer Sidelined
Business Called A Pyramid Scheme
Woman Shoots Burglar
ACLU Fights Against Kansas Abortion Law
Federal Prosecutors Stick Too Big
Medicinal Marijuana in Kansas?
Man to Possibly Get Another Trial After More Than 30 Years.
January
When is it an Assault Weapon?
Man Charged With Felony Aggravated Sexual Battery in Johnson County
Woman Dies When 911 Operator Fails to Enter Information
Not Rape If Tricked But Not Married
Employees Refusing Flu Shot Fired
Social Media Used Against Injured At Trial
Former Judge Albert Reiderer Passes Away
2012
December
Kansas Attempts to Enforce Child Support on a Sperm Donor
Over 200 Educators Taking Gun Training Today
Default judgment properly set aside in divorce case; attorneys fees award supported
Man Dies In Car Wreck
RGIII Fined $10,000 for Wearing Adidas Instead Of Nike
Video Of Trooper Sexually Assaulting Two Women
Encroachment Laws to Be Enforced in Olathe, Kansas
Two Women Sue State Troopers Over Drunk Driving Investigation Gone Too Far
Kansas Libertarians to File Suit Regarding Gun Laws
Six Kansas City Employees and One Jackson County, MO Worker Arrested in Insurance Fraud Bust
Vehicle Related Bike Wreck
Ford Announces Recall and Update for 2013 Escape and Fusion
Evidence of Refusal To Take SFST Allowed Drunk Driving Case
November
Petitioner (challenger) must pay for genetic tests
Spousal Maintenance ("Alimony") terminated when all the reasons it was granted have changed
K.S.A. 8-1522 and 8-1514
October
Child's conduct toward parent irrelevant in child support payments
In a Split Decision, the Kansas Supreme Court Upholds Cap Limits
Spousal Maintenance ("Alimony") may NOT be used to equalize incomes
September
Costs Growing Du to Aging Inmates
"Significant" visitation precludes "sole" physical custody
Shaken Baby "Science" Disputable
Caselaw update: child's name change within trial court's discretion
Genetic tests mught be insufficient standing alone
Judge Should Not Invade the Province Of The Jury
Pension payments vs. Disability benefits under pension plan
Olympic Gold Medal Winner Sued by Parents
CBD Reported as Safe
Court clarifies child support statute pertaining to college enrollment
August
Anonymous Tips Are Not Always Reliable Enough To Justify A Stop
Property division in divorce--should I keep the house?
Property division and marital misconduct
Child Dependency Exemptions and Child Daycare Tax credit not mutually exclusive
Public Safety Exception
Evidence Observed at Checklane Allowed
UM Coverage May Help
When do half-truths become untruths?
Missouri Supreme Court strikes down damages cap
Genetic testing barred by prior divorce action: Res Judicata
SRS lacks standing to appeal Child in Need of Care cases when it is not a party to the action
Failure to comply with statute terminated child support
Case law update: Court must hold evidentiary hearing for change of custody
July
Case law update: Child Support obligor entitled to an offset of arrearages for SSDI payments
Guilty or Innocent?
Awarding Tax Exemption to Non-Custodial parent
Strict Compliance with Relocation Notification Statute
Tom Cruise/Katie Holmes divorce?
Differences in Property Classification between Kansas and Missouri law
Factors to Weigh in Custody Disputes
Understanding the recent Supreme Court ruling on "Obamacare"
Jury Nullification Law in Kansas
June
Hacker of Scarlett Johansson Nude Photos To Be Sentenced
Status Change: Divorced
Jurors Acquit a "Guilty" Man
Common household products can lead to false-positive marijuana tests
Extra Harmful Drug Combinations
20% Child Support modification rule doesn't apply without change of circumstaces
New Program to be Announced for Immigration
Lawyer Address Drug Laws at Sentencing
Judge Didn't Trust Officers Who Used Deception
Divorce Hotel?
May
Child Support not subject to collateral attack; Court of Appeals can amend child support based on judicial admission
How Divorce can affect your credit
Quick to Charge Misdemeanors
April
Is the Jury Selection Process Too Invasive?
Madoff investment does not reopen divorce settlement
Separate Property not Transmuted into Marital Property
Awarding Tax Dependencey Credit to non-custodial spouse: No income shown
Prosecutors Fired For Brady Violations
Missouri relocation statute requires strict compliance with notice
Mere harrassment insufficient for restraining orders
Supreme Court Allows Strip Searches
March
Missouri child support proceedings
No contempt found without intentional and contumacious conduct
Temporary breaks in schooling permissible under Missouri child support rule
No Child Abandonment without Knowledge of Birth
February
Lawmaker Proposes Simple Possession To be a Misdemeanor Instead of a Felony
Missouri child support enforcement applies to foreign children
Delegation of Parenting decisions to third parties held unenforceable
Challenging Paternity: statute of limitations
Grossly disproportionate assets division overturned on appeal
Division of Personal Injury Settlements in Divorce
Divorce settlement agreements must be drafted with care
Paternity Issue could not be relitigated a second time
Debt Set Over to Spouse Non-dischargable in Bankruptcy
Wearing Shorts Over Your Head Isn't A Good Disguise For A Robbery
Consumer Protection Punitive Damages upheld
Elderly Inmates On The Rise
Making Financial and Medical Decisions for your Partner
January
Fourth Amendment protections apply to text messages
Missouri Supreme Court raises child support credit
Affidavit required for med-mal cases no matter how Plaintiff characterizes his claim
Medical Marijuana in Kansas?
Spouse's contributions to non-maritable property
Claiming your partner on tax returns
Family support obligations and bankruptcy
Court lacked personal jurisdiction to order child support
The children's trust cannot be divided in the divorce
Who gets to claim children on taxes--differences in MO and KS law
Attorney fee shifting in Kansas and Missouri divorce cases
Missouri increases in value of non-marital property will be divided only to the extent of marital contributions
Valuation of Closely held Corporation in divorce
2011
December
Search and Seizure of Backpack
Grounds for annulment under MO law
Marital settlement agreement governs when maintenance may terminate
Do I need a prenuptual agreement?
Yuletide season slows divorce filings
Grandparent granted custody rights over parents
Medical Marijuana
Grounds for Divorce under Kansas law, an overview
Federal Rules of Evidence have been amended
Officers face loss of jobs for advocating legalization of drugs
Are plea bargains unconstitutional?
Silly events sometimes escalate
How to protect your privacy online
November
Michael Jackson's doctor sentenced
Divorce is a trying time for the whole family
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