Marriage Law
 
In the Matter of the Estate of Pierce

¶1 Appellants Colin Peirce, Caitlin Pierce, and Christian Pierce are the adult children of Christopher Hannah Pierce (Pierce), deceased. They appeal the district court's September 22, 2015 and October 21, 2015 orders denying their motions for partial summary judgment and granting Appellee Vanessa Pierce's motions for partial summary judgment.1 Appellants' motions challenged the validity of Pierce'

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Steven Stupp v. Annemarie Schilders

Appellant Annemarie Schilders appeals several orders made by the family court
about a year after the entry of a stipulated judgment of dissolution of her marriage to
respondent Steven Stupp. Schilders challenges orders giving Stupp temporary sole legal
custody of the parties’ child, requiring that only the parents transport the child to his
therapy appointments, continuing a custod

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Patricia J. Minkin v. Robert A. Mitkin

The primary issue on this appeal is what appellant Patricia J. Minkin and
respondent Robert A. Minkin intended by the term “annual bonus” when they agreed in
2004 that Robert would pay Patricia 41 percent of his annual bonuses as additional
spousal support for the following 10 years.
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A few years later, Robert switched jobs and
his compensation package changed from simply

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United States of America v. Euphemia Chinyeaka Okeke United State District Court for the Southern District of Texas - Houston

Houston, TX - Woman Convicted of Unlawfully Obtaining Citizenship Through Sham Marriage in Houston

A Louisville, Kentucky, resident has admitted she unlawfully obtained citizenship by entering into a sham marriage with a Houston man.

Nigerian native Euphemia Chinyeaka Okeke, 41, admitted to marrying a Houston resident and U.S. citizen while in Nigeria. She then applied for an im

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Charles Kinney v. Michele R. Clark

Charles Kinney appeals from a post-judgment award for
attorney fees and costs Michele Clark incurred in a prior appeal
while attempting to enforce an earlier award for attorney fees
and costs against Kinney. Kinney has been challenging Clark’s
entitlement to fees and costs in this action since 2008, when the
trial court first awarded Clark attorney fees and costs under a
re

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Susan Ashton v. Koonsfuller, P.C.

Susan Ashton appeals the trial court’s partial no-evidence summary judgment granted in favor of KoonsFuller, P.C. In two issues, Ashton argues the trial court erred by granting summary judgment on her claims for breach of fiduciary duty and fraud. We affirm the trial court’s judgment.
FACTUAL BACKGROUND
KoonsFuller represented Ashton during her divorce from Ivan Ashton, but withdrew from t

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United States of America v. April Mae Beckman

Boise, ID - Idaho Woman Sentenced for Social Security Fraud

April Mae Beckmon, 38, of Marsing, Idaho, was sentenced in United States District Court to 6 months in prison followed by 3 years supervised release for social security fraud, Acting U.S. Attorney Rafael Gonzalez announced. Senior U.S. District Judge Edward J. Lodge also ordered Beckmon to pay $22,272.45 in restitution to the Soc

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Central Valley Gas Storage, LLC v. Fred Southam

This appeal arises out of a condemnation action in which Fred Southam and
Southam & Son (collectively Southam) sought to introduce evidence of the value of their
land for an underground natural gas storage project based on reservoir volume. The trial
court‟s in limine ruling excluded Southam‟s valuation approach based on evidence all
independently operated gas storage p

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Arthur C. Higgins v. Maria Lupe Higgins

A wife agreed to hold funds in trust for her husband’s
elderly stepmother. After her husband’s death, the wife
changed the form of the accounts and used the funds for her
own purposes. The stepmother died and her personal
representative brought this action to impose a constructive
trust on the funds. At the conclusion of the personal
representative’s case-in-chief, the tria

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Doan-Uyen Thi Le v. Thang Q. Nguyen

¶1 In this post-divorce proceeding, Appellant/Father, Thang Q. Nguyen (Father), seeks review of the trial court's order [1] granting the relocation request of Appellee/Mother, Doan-Uyen Thi Le (Mother), allowing her to move with the couple's two children from Oklahoma to New York, and [2] denying the requests of both Mother and Father that joint custody be terminated.

¶2 Mother and Father

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Donald Joseph Caber, Jr. v. Kendra L. Dahle

1 Petitioner/Appellant Donald Joseph Caber, Jr. (Father) appeals the trial court's order filed on May 19, 2010. The order awarded Father and Respondent/Appellee Kendra L. Dahle (Mother) joint custody of their minor child (Child), denied Father's motion to relocate without prejudice to re-filing, and found Mother not guilty of indirect contempt but ordered her to pay an arrearage of $3,374.48. Fath

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In re the Marriage of Amanda Maria Varbel and Brice Duane Varbel

¶1 Brice Varbel (Father) appeals an order modifying previously entered terms of a Decree regarding custody and his visitation with JV (Child). Father alleges the trial court's custody modification is contrary to the best interest of Child and violates statute by expressing a preference for public schooling. At the outset, we must establish the nature of the matter before us.

¶2 Amanda Var

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Julie Eldredge v. Karen Taylor

¶1 The only issue presented for this Court's consideration is whether the trial court erred in granting the defendant's motion to dismiss for want of jurisdiction based on the plaintiff's lack of standing. Questions within the issue are (1) whether a person has standing to seek a best-interest-of-the-child hearing when the sole biological parent relinquished some of her parental rights to the pers

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Nick Dow Boatman v. Jennifer Erin Boatman

¶1 The dispositive question presented is whether the Appellant, a joint custodian but not the primary physical custodian of the parties' minor child, can invoke the statutory relocation provisions. We hold that she cannot. We remand the cause for the trial court to hold a hearing within 30 days of the date that this opinion is filed to determine the primary physical custodian of the parties' minor

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In the Matter of T.S.

¶1 Appellant Brian Smith (Father) appeals the order adjudicating T.S., K.S., D.S., K.S., and L.S., to be deprived children. Based on our interpretation of the Indian Child Welfare Act, 25 U.S.C.A. § 1901 et seq (ICWA), and the Oklahoma Indian Child Welfare Act, 10 O.S. 2011 § 40.1 et seq (OICWA), we AFFIRM.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

¶2 The five children, whose ages ranged f

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Robert Edward Hanger v. Susan Warner Hanger

¶1 Respondent/Appellant Susan Warner Hanger (Wife) appeals from portions of the trial court's Decree of Divorce and Dissolution of Marriage, filed on December 16, 2009 (Decree).1 Wife filed a petition for divorce in Minnesota, and Petitioner/Appellee Robert Edward Hanger (Husband) filed his divorce petition in Oklahoma. Husband and Wife were married for fifteen years and have two minor children.

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In the Matter of M.K.T.

¶1 The district court ordered the transfer of a minor child, S.A.W., to a foster-adoption home that was in compliance with the Indian Child Welfare Act and the Oklahoma Indian Child Welfare Act, and in the bests interests of the child. Foster mother, natural mother, father, child, and the State appealed. We hold the proper standard for a party showing a need for an ICWA-noncompliant child placemen

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STATE OF IOWA vs. VERNON LEE HUSER Altoona police make arrest in 4½-year-old slaying

A. Conviction of Woolheater. The partially decomposed body of Morningstar was discovered in February 2005 in a forested area in Altoona near Woolheater’s home. Police immediately began investigating Woolheater and subsequently charged him with first-degree murder. Woolheater was convicted after a jury trial. The conviction was upheld by the court of appeals. State v. Woolheater, No. 10–0478,

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Joshua C. Hines v. The State of Texas COURT OF APPEALS SECOND DISTRICT OF TEXAS FORT WORTH (Tarrant County)

About every other weekend, Dorothy1 and her two siblings would go to
Father’s apartment in Haltom City to spend time with him. Dorothy first met
appellant, a roommate of Father’s, in June 2014 when she was twelve years old
and about to enter seventh grade. Appellant was married to a woman who also
lived in the apartment. Appellant began purchasing Dorothy numerous gifts,

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G & W Warren's, Inc. v. Judson V. Dabney, II

We are confronted here with issues concerning the scope of a guaranty given to
secure the buyer’s obligations under a master agreement and various subsidiary
agreements involving the purchase and sale of a motorcycle dealership. In addition, we
address the circumstances under which the liability of the guarantor, by virtue of
subsequent actions by the seller, may be exonerated.

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Fox factory, Inc. v. The Superior Court of Santa Clara County, Peter Isherwood, Real Party in Interest

Petitioner Fox Factory, Inc., doing business as Fox Racing Shox (Fox), is the
defendant in an action for personal injuries brought in Santa Clara County by plaintiff
and real party in interest Peter Isherwood. Fox moved to dismiss or stay plaintiff’s
lawsuit under the doctrine of forum non conveniens, but the superior court denied the
motion, citing authority requiring California t

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State of Tennessee v. Joseph L. Smith

On July 7, 2014, the Henry County Grand Jury indicted the Defendant for arson under a theory of criminal responsibility.1 At trial, Officer Brian Davis testified that he was a patrol deputy with the Henry County Sheriff’s Office. On February 21, 2014, as Officer Davis was driving north on Highway 79 at approximately 1:00 a.m., he observed two individuals walking towards Paris on the side of the

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Cecilia Ochoa v. Anaheim City School District

INTRODUCTION
The federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 mandated that states
establish accountability systems, requiring that all schools make “adequate yearly
progress” (AYP). (Pub.L. No. 107-110 (Jan. 8, 2002) 115 Stat. 1425.) California later
enacted the Parent Empowerment Act of 2010 (Ed. Code, §§ 53300-53303) (the Act)
which allows parents of children in poor-performing

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Michael Tisius v. State of Missouri

In 2000, Mr. Tisius was charged with two counts of murder in the first degree,
section 565.020.1 The charges arose after Mr. Tisius shot and killed two deputies, Leon
Egley and Jason Acton, at the Randolph County jail. Mr. Tisius shot the deputies in an
attempt to help his former cellmate, Roy Vance, escape from the jail. A jury convicted
Mr. Tisius of both counts and senten

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George Delacruz v. The State of Texas George De La Cruz sentenced to life in prison

Delacruz and Julie Ann Gonzales had a daughter, L.D., and married young. In
December 2009, shortly after they married, Julie filed for divorce. On March 26, 2010, Julie went
to pick up L.D. from Delacruz’s house and was never seen or heard from again.
Because an initial investigation revealed (1) no evidence of foul play and
(2) messages that had been sent from Julie’s cell phone

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