Petitioner in a marital dissolution case moved to have the child custody evaluator removed for bias and her evaluations stricken. The trial court denied the motion. We conclude the court erred in finding insufficient evidence of bias and denying the motion. We grant the petition and issue a peremptory writ of mandate.1
BACKGROUND
This is a marital dissolution case involving hotly contested

¶ 1 J.L.C. appeals the district court’s order dismissing for lack of standing his petition to establish paternity. We conclude that R.P. v. K.S.W., 2014 UT App 38, 320 P.3d 1084, a case issued after the parties’ principal briefs were filed in the present appeal, resolves all material issues against J.L.C. We accordingly affirm the judgment of the district court.
¶ 2 The fac

PETITION AND AUTOMATIC TEMPORARY INJUNCTION NOTICE
COMES NOW the Petitioner, MSM, for his cause of action against the
Respondent, TJM, alleges and states that:
1 Petitioner is now and has been for more than six (6) months preceding the filing of this
Petition herein an actual resident, in good faith, of the State of Oklahoma, and a resident
County, for thirty (30) days at the t

Comes now BK, Petitioner, and for her Petition she states as follows:

1. Petitioner and Respondent were lawfully married in *, Missouri, on *,
1987. Their marital relation has existed since that time. The parties have two minor children, to wit:
** born *, 1999; and ** born *, 1993. Petitioner is not pregnant.

2. Petitioner is entitled to dissolution of marriage from Resp

¶ 1 Brian Daniel Christian (Husband) and Tamara Christian (Wife) divorced in 2013. Wife appeals, asserting five claims of error in distributing the marital estate. We affirm in part and reverse in part.
¶ 2 First, Wife contends that the district court ‚abused its discretion by failing to follow the statutor[ily] required analysis to impute income.‛ Because this issue require

¶1 Nearly twenty-six years ago, a jury convicted Ralph Leroy Menzies of the first degree murder of Maurine Hunsaker. At sentencing, Judge Raymond Uno imposed the death penalty. Since then, we have issued three opinions in Mr. Menzies‘s case:
MENZIES v. STATE
Opinion of the Court
2
two from direct appeals1 and one from a post-conviction appeal.2 In Mr. Menzies‘s first

¶1 William Bolden is the putative father of a child (J.S.) born in 2011. The case before us on appeal is an adoption proceeding involving John and Jane Doe, the would-be adoptive parents of J.S. Bolden tried to intervene in and object to the Does‘ adoption of J.S. He was barred from doing so because he failed to preserve his legal rights as a father by filing a paternity affidavit within

¶ 1 This case involves a challenge by relatives of Mr. Kenneth Vanderwerff to an action for a posthumous declaration of unsolemnized marriage brought by Mr. Vanderwerff’s romantic partner and personal representative of his estate—Ms. Janetta Gardiner. We are asked to determine when and how service of process is to be made in the unusual circumstance where a petitioner seeks a decl

Defendant Renee Robinson was charged with both aggravated mayhem, in violation of Penal Code section 205, and mayhem, in violation of Penal Code section 203 (sometimes hereafter called “simple mayhem”). Both charges were based on a single incident in which defendant poured scalding water over her husband’s head, resulting in serious burns to his face and various parts of his bod

Pacific Corporate Group Holdings, LLC (PCGH) brought this action against its former employee, Thomas Keck, seeking to collect on a promissory note. Keck defended against the action by claiming that any money that he owed PCGH was offset by monies that PCGH owed him. Keck also filed a cross-complaint against PCGH seeking damages for unpaid bonus and severance payments that he claimed were due to hi

Aaron Jordan, Michael Jordan, Heather Jordan, Gilbert Jordan, Phyllis Ann Woods, and Donna Joyce Curtis appeal the trial court‟s judgment notwithstanding the verdict entered in favor of Cynthia Kay Lyles. In two issues, Appellants argue that the trial court erroneously rendered judgment notwithstanding the jury‟s verdict and, alternatively, the evidence supports the jury‟s verdic

Appellant Linus Dias appeals the trial court’s order granting appellee Ritika Dias’s
bill of review and setting aside a previously entered divorce decree. By twelve issues,
which we address as seven, Linus contends that (1) Ritika was not entitled to a bill of
review because she failed to exercise due diligence in pursuing all legal remedies; (2)
there was insufficien

Pursuant to Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.400(c), Arvita M. Coleman
(“Former Wife”) seeks review of a trial court order that she contends awarded her
attorney’s fees, but denied her motion for taxation of appellate costs.
Former Wife previously appealed the final judgment, later amended, dissolving
her marriage to Michael Bland (“Former Husbandâ€

BOISE, ID — Adrian Briciu, 32, a Romanian national residing in Sun Valley, Idaho, was sentenced to three years of probation and a $1,000 fine for unlawful procurement of United States citizenship, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. Chief U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill also entered an order revoking Briciu’s fraudulently obtained naturalization and United States citizenship.

Stephen Hopper, Laura Wassmer and their stepmother Jo Hopper bring cross appeals from a summary judgment in a probate proceeding. The decedent, Max Hopper, married Jo Hopper in 1981. During the marriage, they purchased a home on Robledo Drive which they occupied until Max’s death on January 25, 2010. Max died intestate. The couple had no children. Max’s two children by a prior marria

Date Code Count Party Serial # Entry Date
05-16-2005 TEXT 1 54404081 May 16 2005 4:22:50:510PM - $ 0.00
FAMILY AND DOMESTIC INITIAL FILING.
05-16-2005 DIVMC - 54404083 May 16 2005 4:22:50:540PM - $ 0.00
DIVORCE WITH MINOR CHILDREN
05-16-2005 DMFE - 54404084 May 16 2005 4:22:50:557PM Realized $ 2.00
DISPUTE MEDIATION FEE($ 2.00)
05-16-2005 P

S.R., the presumed father of I.M. (father), appeals from the trial court’s order finding I.M.’s adoption by her stepfather could proceed without father’s consent. The court’s order was based on the ground that father had failed to communicate with I.M. and pay for her care and support for over one year, under Family Code section 8604, subdivision (b).1 We affirm.
PR

PETITION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE
Petitioner NG, for her cause of action alleges and states as follows:
1. Petitioner NG and Respondent CFG are now and have been for six (6) months next preceding the filing of this petition, actual residents, in good faith, of the State of Oklahoma.
2. For the thirty (30) days immediately preceding the filing of this petition the Respondent has resi

In this appeal from the trial court’ s post-divorce clarification order, both Diana Douglas
and Eddie G. Douglas challenge the trial court’s division of Eddie’s disposable military retired
pay. Diana argues the division is inconsistent with the unambiguous language in the decree.
Eddie raises the same complaint, but also contends the trial court erred in awarding D

This appeal arises from a custody dispute between Jeffrey Biggers (“Jeff”) and Emily Suter (“Emily”) over their two children. The trial court entered a temporary order that the boys enroll in school in Emmett, Idaho, until the conclusion of trial. After trial, the court found that it would be in the boys’ best interests to remain in the Emmett area. Consistent with t

Appellant Charles D. McHugh filed an order to show cause asking the trial court to reduce his child support obligations because he lost his job as a commissioned salesman and his new job paid considerably less.1 In opposing Charles’s request, respondent Connie A. McHugh countered by asking the trial court to increase support because Charles lost his job for diverting business from his emplo

Defendant and appellant Jarrod Joseph Miller (defendant) was convicted of first degree murder and residential burglary with firearm enhancements. Defendant contends that the trial court abused its discretion in precluding the defense expert psychologist from disclosing statements by defendant that appear in the report of another psychologist, which the expert relied upon in reaching his opinion th

Petitioner in a marital dissolution case moved to have the child custody evaluator removed for bias and her evaluations stricken. The trial court denied the motion. We conclude the court erred in finding insufficient evidence of bias and denying the motion. We grant the petition and issue a peremptory writ of mandate.1
BACKGROUND
This is a marital dissolution case involving hotly contested

In this dispute over title to real property, petitioner and respondent Nationstar Mortgage, successor in interest to Aurora Loan Services, LLC (hereafter, Lender),1 attempts to appeal from a judgment in favor of petitioner Barbara L. Gonzales, as conservator of the person and estate of Louise E. Townsend, following a trial before the Honorable Thomas F. Nuss, a retired superior court judge appoint

Tulsa County, OK - In re the Marriage of MSM and TJM

PETITION AND AUTOMATIC TEMPORARY INJUNCTION NOTICE
COMES NOW the Petitioner, MSM, for his cause of action against the
Respondent, TJM, alleges and states that:

1. Petitioner is now and has been for more than six (6) months preceding the filing of the
Petition herein an actual resident, in good faith, of the State o