Marriage Law
 
In re the Marriage of Allan Legrand and Connie Legrand

Allan LeGrand appeals from a decree dissolving his marriage to Connie LeGrand. Allan argues the district court erred by giving joint legal custody to both parties but physical care to Connie. He also contends the district court erred in calculating his child support obligation and in ordering him to pay the utility bills of the marital home. On February 5, 2014, we filed a decision in which we aff

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In re Gino C., et al., Persons Coming Under the Juvenile County

Father and mother appeal a judgment declaring their minor children dependents and denying placement of the children with father. Father contends the juvenile court erred in assuming permanent subject matter jurisdiction over the matter because the court did not comply with the requirements of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA) (Fam. Code, § 3400 et seq.) beforeh

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In re: PAUL RUITENBERG, III

We decide whether Candace Ruitenberg’s interest in an equitable share of marital property pending her divorce from Paul Ruitenberg, III is a pre-petition “claim” against Paul’s bankruptcy estate. The issue has divided Bankruptcy Courts in our Circuit.

Paul filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code, and Thomas J. Orr was appointed as the Trustee of

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The Estate of H. Kent Dahlke v. Jay D. Dahlke

[¶1] The Estate of J. Kent Dahlke included a checking account he held jointly with his surviving wife Sara Dahlke. There were irregularities in the administration of the estate, including failure to assure that the heirs waived a hearing on a decree of distribution, and failure to advise Sara Dahlke of her statutory elective share. Sara served as the personal representative of Kent’s est

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The Courtnery C. and Lucy Patten Davis Foundation and Amy Davis v. Colorado State University Research Foundation

[¶1] In 1997, the Courtenay C. Davis Foundation (“the Davis Foundation”) and Amy Davis (collectively “the Davis Interests”) entered into an agreement with the Colorado State University Research Foundation and the University of Wyoming Foundation (“the University Foundations”). Through that agreement, the Davis Interests gifted land and other interests to the

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Jimmy Dean Harris v. State of Oklahoma

¶1 Jimmy Dean Harris was tried by jury and convicted of Murder in the First Degree in violation of 21 O.S.1991, § 701.7 , in the District Court of Oklahoma County, Case No. CF-1999-5071. On appeal, this Court reversed the punishment of death recommended by the jury and imposed by the trial court, and remanded the case for resentencing. 1 The jury at Harris’s resentencing trial foun

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In re Roy Thinnes Butler

Inmate Roy Thinnes Butler pled guilty to second degree murder in 1988, when he was 20 years old, for his participation in the slaying of a man who had repeatedly, physically abused two other people. Despite the recommendation of the California Department of Corrections (CDC) that Butler be placed on probation, he was sentenced to an indeterminate term of 15 years to life. The Board of Parole Heari

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Sarahjane Blum v. Eric H. Holder, Jr.

Sarahjane Blum and four others are committed and experienced animal right activists. Although they have never been prosecuted or threatened with prosecution under the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act ("AETA" or "Act"), 18 U.S.C. § 43, which criminalizes "force, violence, and threats involving animal enterprises," they sued to obtain declaratory and injunctive relief that the statute is unconstit

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William Frank Davis v. Carolina Davis

This appeal arises from a dispute between Frank and Carol Davis over custody of their three children and the proper division of their property. During the divorce proceedings Carol testified that she had taken part in a religious wedding ceremony with Mohammad Iqbal Hozri several years before she married Frank and
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that the marriage to Mohammad was never terminated through divorce. The tr

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L.H. V. Texas Department of Family and Protective Services

L.H., who is the maternal grandmother of B.M.R. and E.N.W., appeals from the trial court’s order of dismissal granting the plea to the jurisdiction of appellee Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (the Department).1 For the reasons that follow, we affirm the trial court’s order.

BACKGROUND

The Department filed its original petition in December 2011 seeking

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United States of America v. Andrea Carla Barbosa

A citizen and national of Brazil, Andrea Carla Barbosa, 36, of Orange Beach, was sentenced today to five years of probation and removal from the country after pleading guilty to immigration fraud, United States Attorney Kenyen R. Brown of the Southern District of Alabama announced today.

Barbosa pled guilty in November to attempting to obtain citizenship by fraud. She entered the United Sta

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Salvador G. Mora (Appellant/Cross-Appellee) v. Sylvia Ramon Mora (Appellee/Cross-Appellant)

This appeal and cross-appeal challenge the trial court’s modified final decree of divorce and judgment. The issues raised on appeal primarily relate to the characterization and division of assets, reimbursement claims, and the trial court’s decision not to award attorney’s fees.

BACKGROUND

Sylvia Ramon Mora were married on May 9, 1992, and divorced on December 3

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Dana Paige Applewhite v. William Carl Applewhite, Jr.

Appellant Dana Paige Applewhite appeals from a final decree of divorce. We will affirm.

1See Tex. R. App. P. 47.4.

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II. BACKGROUND

Dana and Appellee William Carl Applewhite, Jr. married in 1987. They had eleven kids during the marriage, seven of whom were under the age of eighteen when Dana sued William for divorce in July 2010. In her original petition, Dana pleaded f

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In the Interest of N.A., minor child

Appellant A.E. (Anjelica) appeals the trial court’s order terminating her parental rights to her children, M.A. (Margaret) and A.A. (Allison). Appellant C.M. (Courtney) appeals the trial court’s order terminating her parental rights to her child, N.A. (Natasha). Appellant N.A. (Nigel) appeals the trial court’s order 1See Tex. R. App. P. 47.4. 2 terminating his parental rights

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In the Matter of the Estate of Virgil N. Huston, Deceased

[¶1] James Huston appeals from an order denying his petition to remove Wilma Russell as personal representative of Virgil Huston's estate and from an order denying Russell's petition to determine Virgil Huston's heirs. We dismiss the appeal from the order denying Russell's petition to determine the heirs and affirm the order denying James Huston's motion to remove Russell as the estate's person

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Nodak Mutual Insurance Company v. Eric Bahr-Renner

[¶1] Eric Bahr-Renner, Sara Daede, Ashley Collins, J.C. (a minor), Emily Young, and Kenneth McCoy (collectively "claimants") appeal from a judgment that only the lower, "step-down" policy limits in an automobile insurance policy were available for their damages sustained in an automobile accident. We affirm, concluding the district court's finding of fact that Mary Gwyther was not a resident of

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Scott M. Matusick v. Erie County Water Authority

Appeal from judgments of the United States District Court for the
Western District of New York (Richard J. Arcara, Judge), after a jury trial, based
on, inter alia, the instruction to the jury not to give weight to administrative
findings, the juryʹs finding of liability on the plaintiffʹs state law discrimination
claims, the juryʹs finding of liability on the plaintiffÊ

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Hamstein Cumberland Music Group v. Lorelei Williams

Following a bench trial, the district court issued findings of fact and conclusions of law and entered judgment in favor of the plaintiffs (referred to collectively as “Hamstein”). Lorelei Williams filed a motion for new trial, which the district court denied. In case number 12-5177, Ms. Williams appeals the district court’s denial of her Motion for New Trial. In case number 13-

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The People v. Solus Industrial Innovations, LLC

In this case we are called on to interpret the effect of Labor Code section 6315, subdivision (g), which specifies that in cases involving serious injury to five or more employees in the workplace, or the death of an employee, and where a formal investigation by the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (the Division) was mandated, the results of that investigation “shall be referred in

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Raymond Joseph Vonnoh v. Deborah Peacock

This cause comes before us on the husband’s appeal from the final judgment entered by the trial court dissolving the marriage of the parties and establishing a parenting plan. We reverse and remand as to two issues raised by the husband as discussed below. We affirm the judgment in all other respects without comment.

First, the judgment below erred by requiring a specific annuity ele

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Catherine D. Broadway v. Eric J. Broadway

Catherine D. Broadway, the former wife, raises nine issues on appeal challenging the Final Judgment of Dissolution of Marriage between herself and appellee, Eric J. Broadway, the former husband. We affirm the Final Judgment as to eight of the former wife’s issues without further discussion. We find merit, however, in one of the former wife’s issues and, as explained below, reverse an

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Azita Behnam v. Jafar Mamaghani Zaedh

Azita Behnam, the former wife, challenges a final summary judgment entered in a dissolution of marriage proceeding. Because there was no motion for summary judgment before the trial court, entry of an order granting such was in error. Accordingly, we reverse and remand for further proceedings.

The parties were married in Iran in 1981. After separating in August 2009,
the former wife l

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In the Interest of C.L.B., a Child

Asserting twenty-five issues, Appellant K.L. appeals the trial court’s termination of her parental rights to her son C.L.B. after a jury trial. We will affirm. Background: C.L.B. was born in Indiana in July 2010 and lived there with Appellant, his mother, and Harry, his now-deceased father. On September 18, 2011, when C.L.B. was approximately fifteen months old, Appellant and Harry signed a

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In the Matter of the Guardianship of Carlos Benavides Jr. An Incapacitated Person

On April 23, 2013, the appellees, who are the adult children of Carlos Y. Benavides, Jr., filed a motion to dismiss this appeal for lack of jurisdiction based on the probate court’s order granting their motion in limine under Section 642 of the Texas Probate Code, which has been recodified without change to Section 1055.001 of the Texas Estates Code. The motion in limine was granted based o

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Thomas Smith Davis v. Kimberly Joyce Beat

Comes now Plaintiff, Thomas Smith Davis (hereinafter Tom Davis), by md through his attorney of record, Heather M. Cline, and for his cause of action against the Defendants, Kimberly Joyce Beal and Robert Dewayne Hartman (hereinafter Defendant Beal and Defendant Hartman), jointly and severally, alleges and states as follows:

I. The acts complained of herein occurred in Oklahoma and Clevelanc

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