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2 Father appeals a judgment establishing custody, parenting time, and child
3 support for the parties' minor child. On appeal, father asserts that the trial court erred in
4 ordering that child support should commence from the date that the parties separated
5 because the petition was filed pursuant to ORS 109.103 and the court, therefore, did not
6 have authori... More...   $0 (11-20-2013 - OR)

Home at Last Adoption Agency, Inc., (“the Adoption Agency”) appeals a final judgment dismissing its second amended petition to terminate the parental rights of Appellee, V.M., to his biological daughter. Because the trial court erroneously concluded that our prior opinion in this case precluded it from finding that Appellee had abandoned the child, we reverse.

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The procedural an... More...   $0 (11-14-2013 - FL)

Vladislav Sazonov, the father, appeals the non-final order denying his motion to dismiss for forum non conveniens. Olga Karpova, the mother, is a citizen of Russia who had a child by the father in Russia over seventeen years ago. The mother petitioned to establish paternity, and sought an award of prospective and retrospective child support. Because the mother is a plaintiff from another country w... More...   $0 (11-13-2013 - FL)

This is a hard case to decide against the appellant, although there is no doubt in my mind that the law compels affirmance. It is the latest of many cases filed in our state courts in which the biological father seeks to establish his paternity to a child born into a marriage between the child's mother and another man. Indeed, this is the second time Mr. Pena has filed suit in an effort to try to ... More...   $0 (11-08-2013 - FL)

Heather Ann Worthington, the Former Wife, challenges the trial court's order amending or modifying the final judgment of dissolution of marriage and the order denying her motion for rehearing. We reverse the portion of the order modifying the timesharing arrangement because it exceeds the scope of the relief requested in the motions that were noticed for and addressed at the hearing below.

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This is a consolidated appeal of an award of attorney’s fees in two related cases. Both cases arose out of a boating accident in which Marilyn McCormick was killed, her minor son, G.M.M., was injured but survived, and the driver of the boat, James Pitcock, also survived. In the aftermath of the accident, litigation arose regarding the guardianship of G.M.M. and the administration of McCormick’... More...   $0 (10-31-2013 - TX)

In 2000, Eric Carson Wynn was convicted of aggravated sexual assault pursuant to his plea of guilty. Wynn v. State, No. 06-12-00103-CR, 2012 WL 4350440, at *1 (Tex. App.—Texarkana Sept. 24, 2012, pet. ref’d) (mem. op., not designated for publication). The “supporting evidence included Wynn’s DNA recovered from the person of the victim.” Id. Wynn believes DNA testing “of the child born ... More...   $0 (10-25-2013 - TX)

Joseph Hevey, in his capacity as co-trustee of the Will Slip 2011 Trust, appeals the trial court’s order dismissing Trust claims related to a marriage that occurred thirty-six years ago between Dale C. Bullough and appellee Margaret Hundley. Because we conclude a 2004 final decree of divorce bars the Trust’s claims, we affirm.

The summary judgment evidence shows the following. In 1977, ... More...   $0 (10-25-2013 - TX)

William Andrew Allen appeals pro se the trial court’s final decree of divorce. In three issues, he challenges the trial court’s refusal to file his initial pleading, division of property, and failure to establish paternity. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the trial court’s divorce decree.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

William and Tina, 1 who is also acting pro se in ... More...   $0 (10-23-2013 - TX)

In this marital dissolution case, appellant Clark Woolsey persuaded respondent Anna Woolsey to participate in a church-sponsored reconciliation session that turned into a mediation1 of issues regarding division of property, support, and custody of their two children. The mediation resulted in a marital settlement agreement that divided the community property, permanently waived Anna‘s2 entitleme... More...   $0 (10-22-2013 - CA)

[¶1] Thomas Campbell (Husband) and Tammie Hein (Wife) were divorced in 2008 pursuant to a stipulated Property Settlement, Child Custody, Child Support Agreement. In 2010, Husband petitioned to reopen the Decree of Divorce, alleging that Wife had misrepresented material facts related to the parties’ division of debt. The district court denied Husband’s petition, and Husband appeals. We affirm.... More...   $0 (10-17-2013 - WY)

This appeal concerns the standing of a person not related to the child to bring a suit affecting the parent-child relationship (SAPCR). The trial court granted the child’s mother’s plea to the jurisdiction and dismissed Roderick Alexander’s suit to establish conservatorship. In his sole issue on appeal, appellant contends the trial court erred by granting Mother’s plea to the jurisdiction.... More...   $0 (10-07-2013 - TX)

This is an appeal from a summary judgment granted in a declaratory judgment

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action. Appellee limited partnerships W-Bar Ranches, Ltd., E&M Ranches, Ltd., and 3JKC Investments, Ltd. (“W-Bar,” “E&M,” and “3JKC,” respectively), sought a declaration that the partnership agreements governing those entities should be rescinded as to Joshua Edward Wernecke,1 a minor who was na... More...   $0 (10-03-2013 - TX)

A father appeals from a California court order finding Illinois to be a more convenient forum to resolve certain child custody issues.1 Father contends the trial court made the order without providing the parties an opportunity to present evidence as required under Family Code section 3427.2 We hold that before a court determines that California is an inconvenient forum to resolve custody issues, ... More...   $0 (08-16-2013 - CA)

J.D.C., the Father, appeals a final judgment of paternity entered in his suit against M.E.H., the Mother. Although we find no error in the parenting plan the trial court fashioned, we agree with the Father that the trial court erred in concluding that the Father engaged in vexatious litigation by challenging the findings and conclusions in a social investigation report. In addition, the trial cour... More...   $0 (08-07-2013 - FL)

This case is about a little girl (Baby Girl) who is classified as an Indian because she is 1.2% (3/256) Cherokee.Because Baby Girl is classified in this way, the South Carolina Supreme Court held that certain provisions ofthe federal Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 required her to be taken, at the age of 27 months, from the only parentsshe had ever known and handed over to her biological father, ... More...   $0 (06-27-2013 - DC)

The juvenile court terminated parental rights to three children. The mother, father, and maternal grandmother appeal. The mother and father argue the State failed to prove the grounds for termination of their parental rights. The children’s maternal grandmother, an intervenor, argues the children should be placed with her. Clear and convincing evidence supports termination of the mother’s and ... More...   $0 (06-12-2013 - IA)

This is an appeal from an order denying a mother and her spouse’s petition to terminate the father’s parental rights.

I. Background Facts and Proceedings

Mary Beth Robinson and Emory Ward had a child in 2005 who, at all times, lived with Mary Beth. The parents went their separate ways, with Mary Beth eventually marrying Dominic Robinson.

In 2011, Ward filed a petition to e... More...   $0 (06-12-2013 - IA)

T.G. appeals the termination of his parental rights to his child, T.G.2.1 T.G. raises one issue on appeal. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

T.G. and J.H. are the parents of T.G.2., who was born on May 2, 2006. On December 10, 2010, the Department of Family and Protective Services (the Department or CPS) filed a petition for protection of T.G.2., A.G., and A.H. (the children), for conservatorshi... More...   $0 (05-31-2013 - TX)

This appeal is from the trial court’s determination that Tracy Gurka is the biological father of Shane Gurka. Shane allegedly drowned while at the residence of appellants Gloria Gurka and Eric Brock.1 Tracy filed a wrongful death action against appellants.2 Appellants contested Tracy’s standing to file such a claim, i.e.,

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1 Gloria Gurka is Tracy Gurka’s m... More...   $0 (05-30-2013 - TX)

A.A.B., the biological mother of C.D.B., appeals from the final judgment of paternity which grants B.O.C., the biological father, parental rights with respect to the child, who was conceived through artificial insemination. She also appeals from the orders establishing a parenting plan and child support. Because under section 742.14,

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Florida Statutes (2002), B.O.C. is a spe... More...   $0 (05-15-2013 - FL)

John Garren, the father, seeks review of a final judgment of paternity. He raises several issues, only one of which has merit. The father argues, and we agree, that the trial court erred in failing to reduce the father’s child-support

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obligation under section 61.30(11)(b), Florida Statutes (2011),*

AFFIRMED in part; REVERSED in part; and REMANDED. based on the time-s... More...   $0 (03-22-2013 - FL)

Appellants Mother and Father separately appeal the termination of their parental rights to K.R.G. We affirm.

II. Procedural Background

K.R.G. was born on November 11, 2005, and her brother A.G. was born on July 4, 2010. The Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) filed its original petition in this case on July 29, 2010, with regard to both K.R.G. and A.G., listing... More...   $0 (03-21-2013 - TX)

Kelly Goudschaal and Marci Frazier were committed to a long-time, same-sex relationship, during which they jointly decided to have two children via artificial insemination. In conjunction with the birth of each child, the couple executed a coparenting agreement that, among other provisions, addressed the contingency of a separation. A few months after the couple separated, Goudschaal notified Fraz... More...   $0 (02-22-2013 - KS)

Francis Ziadie suffered brain damage and permanent disability when Dr. Duong punctured his carotid artery during a catheterization procedure. Dr. Duong moved for a new trial after discovering two jurors did not disclose prior litigation experience during jury selection. Our supreme court has established a three-part test for determining whether a juror’s nondisclosure of information warrants a n... More...   $0 (02-20-2013 - FL)