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Year: 2023

New Child Support Guidelines Effective

On Behalf of Law Offices of Reed Walker, PA | Dec 11, 2023 | Child Custody

The Kansas Supreme Court signed an order dated December 8, 2023 adopting new Child Support Guidelines effective January 1, 2024 that include an average across-the-board support increase of 9%. Many other technical changes were made which we anticipate summarizing on...

Kansas Court of Appeals Appropriately Considers Child’s Best Interests in Denying Stepfather’s Petition to Adopt Child.

On Behalf of Law Offices of Reed Walker, PA | Oct 23, 2023 | Firm News

In the Matter of the Adoption of V.A., Docket No. 126,006 2023 WL ______ (Unpublished Kan. Ct. of Appeals October 20, 2023. Seward Dist. Ct., J. Ambrosier, Affirmed). It is not an error for the District Court, under K.S.A. 59-2136(h)(2)(A), for a District Court to...

CHILD SUPPORT GUIDELINES

On Behalf of Law Offices of Reed Walker, PA | Oct 12, 2023 | Family Law

Kansas Child Support Guidelines due for revision which becomes effective January 1, 2024 may result in an average across-the-board increase of at least 10%. See https://www.kscourts.org/About-the-Courts/Programs/Child-Support-Guidelines.

KANSAS COURT OF APPEALS ISSUES DECISION OUTLINING REQUIREMENTS FOR CHANGE OF CHILDREN’S CUSTODY.

On Behalf of Law Offices of Reed Walker, PA | Oct 10, 2023 | Family Law

S.D.II v. L.D., Docket No. 125,231, 2023 WL ______ (October 6, 2023. Geary Dist. Ct. J. Boehm—Affirmed in Part and Dismissed in Part). An appellate court generally reviews a trial court’s order granting or denying a request to modify custody for an abuse of...

KANSAS COURT OF APPEALS EXCLUDES DETECTIVE’S HEARSAY TESTIMONY OFFERED TO PROVE FATHER’S SEXUAL ABUSE OF HIS CHILD.

On Behalf of Law Offices of Reed Walker, PA | Oct 6, 2023 | Family Law

In Marriage of J.H. and K.H., Docket No. 125,823, 2023 WL ______ (Unpub. Ct. of App. Sept. 1, 2023 Franklin Dist. Ct. J. Witteman reversed and remanded). The trial court excluded as hearsay the testimony of a detective who interviewed the mother of a minor child...