Marriage Law
 
State Of Montana v. Guill

Richards and Trusler began their relationship in July 1991, at ages 20 and 21
respectively. Later that summer, Richards moved in with Trusler on his family’s ranch
property, Trusler Ranch, in Ashland, Montana. Richards was working at a local grocery
store at the time and Trusler was a ranch hand for Trusler Ranch. In April 1992, the
couple had their first child, son TR. T

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Wimp v. American Highway Technology

This appeal is brought by an employer and its insurance carrier from an order awarding permanent-total-disability compensation to its employee. An employee qualifies for that compensation when an on-the-job injury has left "the employee . . . completely and permanently incapable of engaging in any type of substantial and gainful employment."
Wimp worked for 18 years doing manual labor for Amer

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United States of America v. Gaurav Mehta, Mary Opoka and Isha Mehta

Albany, NY - Jury Convicts Three Of Marriage Fraud - Two defendants, citizens of India, also convicted of immigration fraud after a 6-day trial

A jury voted to convict three people of entering into fraudulent marriages for the purpose of allowing two of them to unlawfully remain in the United States, announced United States Attorney Richard S. Hartunian and James C. Spero, Special Agent i

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Morton County Hospital v. Howell

A judgment, once entered, may be vacated and reconsidered on the merits if the entity against which it has been entered is able to establish excusable neglect in not challenging the judgment. Donald L. Howell was served with a petition and summons to appear in a limited actions case being brought against him by Morton County Hospital for money he allegedly owed it. Howell appeared and admitted the

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In the Interest of D.D.A.W. and K.-L.D.W., Children

Appellant, the Mother of the minor children, brings this appeal from an order of the trial court granting the Father’s special appearance and ordering the dismissal of the Mother’s suit affecting the parent-child relationship (SAPCR). For reasons hereinafter stated, we will affirm the order of the trial court.
Factual and Procedural Background
On November 17, 2014, the Mother filed a s

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In the Interest of C.L.R., R.S.R., and C.B.R., Children

The father and the mother of the children were married in September 2004. R.S.R. and C.B.R. were born to the couple during the marriage. Also during the marriage, the father adopted the mother’s child C.L.R., a child born during her former
1 The father is the biological father of R.S.R. and C.B.R. He is the adoptive father of C.L.R. C.L.R. was born in 2002, R.S.R. in 2006, and C.B.R. in 2009

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Robert L. Mitchell v. State of Tennessee

This Court summarized the facts supporting the Petitioner‟s convictions in his first appeal as follows:
On February 4th and 5th, 2004, the [Petitioner] committed a series of acts against his wife, C.F.M., FN1 who was the primary victim of the crime, and his nine-year-old stepdaughter, B.R.S., which led to the various convictions. The events began at the family home in Davidson County,

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Christopher James Yager v. The State of Wyoming

Appellant was employed as a probation and parole agent by the Wyoming Department of Corrections, Division of Field Services. In that capacity, Appellant supervised probationers and parolees. In May 2011, Appellant began supervising M.C. as a result of her participation in adrug courttreatment program. Appellant’s supervision of M.C. ceased after her completion of the treatment program in August

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Tucker v. Town of Minturn

In May 2012, Minturn filed its verified Application.
¶4 In his capacity as trustee of an undisclosed trust, Tucker, proceeding pro se, filed
a Statement of Opposition to the Application. Thereafter, during a case management
conference, the water court questioned whether Tucker, in his capacity as a trustee,
could proceed pro se, given that he was not an attorney but was repre

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Packer

The family. At the time of the incident, the daughter lived with her father, the defendant, and the
daughter's eight year old half-sister (born of the father and the defendant). The father and the defendant were married, and the jury reasonably could have inferred that the couple had been
together for at least eight years (the age of the half-sister).1 The father was never married to t

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Arn H. Pearson v. Mary Lou Wendell

In this high-conflict case, Arn H. Pearson appeals from a judgment of
divorce from Mary Lou Wendell issued by the District Court (Portland, Eggert, J.).
Pearson argues that the court erred by (1) awarding Wendell sole parental rights
and responsibilities affecting the parties’ three minor children; (2) failing to
properly apply statutory factors, see 19-A M.R.S. § 951-A(5)

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Robert A. Masters v. Leah Masters

The parties were married in 1993 and are the parents of one child, a daughter, born in January 2007. Dissolution proceedings began in 2012, and a year later, the parties signed an agreement to arbitrate under the Family Law Arbitration Act (FLAA). See Ind. Code § 34-57-51 et seq. The FLAA permits parties in a dissolution of marriage action to resolve their disputes through arbitration rather t

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In Re Commitment of Bruce Luna

The State of Texas filed a petition to commit Bruce Luna (Luna) as a sexually violent predator. See Tex. Health & Safety Code Ann. §§ 841.001-.151 (West 2010 & Supp. 2014) (SVP Act). A jury found that Luna is a sexually violent predator, and the trial court rendered a final judgment and an order of civil commitment. Luna timely filed a notice of appeal.
In five appellate issues, Luna challen

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Dutton v. City of Midwest City

Responding to a reported disturbance at the Duttons’ home, Midwest City
police officer Dan Peterson, a certified bomb technician, saw what he believed were
numerous Molotov cocktails in the Duttons’ open garage. Officers attempted to
speak with Mr. Dutton, but he refused, stating he had “something” for them and they
should “get the ‘fuck’ out of here.” R., Vol

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State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. Kelty

Because the facts are not in dispute and have been discussed in previous opinions
by this Court4 and the Superior Court,5 we need not recite them in detail. On August 3,
2008, Kelty was helping his mother-in-law, Shirley Lovegrove, and her husband, John
Lovegrove, trim tree branches on their property. Before Kelty, who was standing in the
tree, cleared a branch, he would fast

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Red Boot Production Company, Inc., Barbara Landrum, Widow of Claude John Landrum, Eric Landrum, Matthew Wayne Landrum, Scott Michael Landrum, Dawn Ewing Mills, Tamara Ewing, Sean Ewing, Laura Ewing, J. Patrick Morris Sr., Joseph J. Morris, et al v. Samson Exploration, LLC and SM Energy Company F/K/A St. Mary Land & Exploration Company, et al

In this trespass to try title appeal that concerns oil and gas interests, the parties to the appeal dispute whether the trial court properly granted summary
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judgment quieting title to a strip of land in use as an irrigation canal. Based on the summary judgment evidence, the trial court determined that a 1908 deed and a 1916 deed conveyed the grantor’s interest in the two tracts to the

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In the Interest of: R.R. and J.V., children

Rogelio Villa a/k/a Jose Lopez (Father) appeals the trial court’s order in this suit affecting
the parent-child relationship. In two issues, Father contends the trial court abused its discretion
by naming the children’s mother, Bertha Ramirez, sole managing conservator of the children and
by finding he was voluntarily underemployed and basing his child support obligation on a
f

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Todd T. Bohlen v. Jennifer T. Heller

Todd Bohlen appeals the district court’s ruling on his petition to recover
child support overpayments he made to Jennifer Heller after his parental rights
were terminated. Todd Bohlen and Jennifer Heller divorced in 1997. Bohlen was ordered to
pay Heller child support of $312 per month. Bohlen left the state and lost contact
with his child. He also fell behind in his child

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Christopher Helsley v. State of Indiana

Defendant Christopher Helsley was convicted for the April 2001 murders of Brad Maxwell and Marsha Rainey in Pike County and sentenced to life imprisonment without parole. In this direct appeal following a second guilt phase trial, he challenges his sentence. The defendant's sentence of life imprisonment without parole gives this Court mandatory and exclusive jurisdiction over this appeal. Ind. A

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SASCHA NATIKA STALEY vs. TYLAND ANTONIO SIMMONS

Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Dallas County, Paul R. Huscher,
Judge. Staley began a relationship with Simmons and became pregnant with his
child in Indiana. She moved to her native Alaska, and the child was born in
Alaska in 2003. The couple reconciled, and Staley moved back to Indiana with
the child. Soon Staley left Simmons again; she and the child moved to Iowa.

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In the Estate of Rodney Joe Knight, Deceased

Rodney Joe Knight died on November 11, 2013. Appellee Roy D. Knight, the decedent’s brother, filed an application to probate the decedent’s will. Moore contested the will, asserting that she and the decedent had an informal marriage. Knight countered that Moore lacked standing and was not an interested party under the Texas Estates Code because she was not married to the decedent.
At Knigh

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Cresto v. Cresto

Steven Cresto (Steven) and Terese Jones (Terese), collectively referred to herein as "children," were the natural children of Francis E. Cresto, deceased (Decedent). The children challenged Decedent's 2008 last will and testament and inter vivos trust which changed his prior estate plan to leave full ownership of all of his property to his third wife and the children's second stepmother, Mary K.

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Rosa Lee Cardenas v. M. Fanaian, D.D.S.

Rosa Lee Cardenas reports to the Reedley Police Department that a coworker may have stolen her wedding ring at her workplace, she was terminated from her employment as a dental hygienist.

Cardenas then filed a lawsuit against her employer, M. Fanaian, D.D.S., Inc. (defendant), and against Masoud Fanaian, D.D.S. (Dr. Fanaian) individually, seeking to recover compensatory damages based on t

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Lake Environmental, Inc. v. Arnold

In 2008, the Department of Public Health issued an emergency stop work order to Lake Environmental based on alleged violations of the Department’s regulations committed during an asbestos cleanup job at Scott Air Force Base. The Department also removed Lake Environmental’s name from the list of state-approved asbestos abatement contractors. Several months later, the Department dismissed the st

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In the Estate of Martin Van Curtis Jr.

Jewel was married to Martin Van Curtis Jr. (Martin) from 1966 until 2010. On August 10, 2010, the trial court signed a judgment that awarded Martin a default judgment and divorce. Martin died in 2011. According to Jewel’s appellate brief, Jewel and Martin’s son sought to probate Martin’s will that Martin executed in 1999. Jewel alleges that Mary Ann Williams (Williams), “a woman who had a

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