Alisha Tucker appeals from a temporary injunction prohibiting her from relocating her minor child from the residence they share, without the consent of the child’s father, Wayne Liebknecht, or a prior court order. This Court has jurisdiction. Fla. R. App. P. 9.130(a)(3)(B); see Chi. Title Ins. Agency of Lee Cnty., Inc. v. Chi. Title Ins. Co., 560 So. 2d 296 (Fla. 2d DCA 1990) (reiterating that o... More...   $0 (05-04-2012 - FL)

[¶1] Robert Nolan and Celia Nolan appeal from a judgment of the District Court (Bangor, Gunther, J.) declaring Robert to be the father and Celia to be the de facto mother of a child. The child is genetically related to Robert and Celia but was born to Kristen LaBree, a gestational carrier. The Nolans contend that the court erred in refusing to declare the maternity of Celia. Kristen and her husba... More...   $0 (05-03-2012 - ME)

John Follis appeals from a district court decision denying his application for rule to show cause. He contends the court abused its discretion in failing to hold Julie Stricker in contempt of court for denying him visitation with the parties’ child. He also contends the district court should have awarded him attorney fees. Upon our review, we find no merit in either of his contentions. According... More...   $0 (04-23-2012 - )

Appellant, Jessica Bhan, challenges the trial court’s August 4, 2010 order, entered after a jury trial, appointing appellees, Bryan James Danet and William Todd Kranz, as the sole managing conservators of Bhan’s minor child, J.A.B.[1] In her first two issues, Bhan contends that the evidence is legally and factually insufficient to support the jury’s finding that her appointment as sole mana... More...   $0 (04-12-2012 - TX)

Tulsa County, OK - In re the Marriage of AI and BRW

PETITION TO ESTABLISH PATERNITY, CUSTODY, VISITATION AND SUPPORT
COMES NOW Plaintiff, ***, by and through her attorney, Michael Staggs, and respectfully represents and shows this Court the following, to-wit:
1. Plaintiff is now and has been for more than six (6) months preceding the filing of this Petition to Establish Paternity,... More...   $0 (04-09-2012 - OK)

This case began when Discover Bank (“Discoverâ€�) filed an action against Joy A. Morgan (“Morganâ€�) on March 23, 2006. In its complaint, Discover alleged that Morgan owed $16,341.52 in principal on a credit card issued by Discover, and that Morgan breached the cardmember agreement by failing to meet its payment terms. Accordingly, Discover sought a judgment for the principal and interest due,... More...   $0 (03-27-2012 - TN)

¶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. Fa... More...   $0 (03-12-2012 - OK)

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... More...   $0 (03-01-2012 - OK)

The wife appeals an attorney’s fees award, denying her a portion of her attorney’s fees and assessing a portion of the husband’s attorney’s fees against her, on the basis that she unreasonably refused a favorable settlement offer. We affirm the trial court’s denial of attorney’s fees to the wife after the date of the settlement offer, because Rosen v. Rosen, 696 So. 2d 697 (Fla. 1997),... More...   $0 (02-29-2012 - FL)

The defendant-appellant (Juarez) appeals the district court’s decision on his ineffective assistance of counsel claim. Juarez’s counsel failed to independently research and investigate the derivative citizenship defense. Citizenship is a defense to the alienage element of both crimes to which Juarez pled guilty. Juarez claims that his counsel’s performance was deficient and prejudicial when... More...   $0 (02-24-2012 - )

This case raises the question of whether the putative father of a child, upon learning that he was deceived by his wife, the child’s mother, and the child’s biological father as to the child’s paternity, is estopped from recovering from the biological father funds that the putative father expended to raise the child while believing her to be his offspring. The plaintiff, Eric Fischer, appeal... More...   $0 (02-07-2012 - CT)

[¶1] Raymond R. Cloutier appeals from a judgment entered in the District Court (Lewiston, Lawrence, J.) granting Robin M. (Cloutier) Turner’s motion to enforce the child support provisions of a 1992 amended divorce judgment. Cloutier argues that (1) Turner lacks standing to bring the motion to enforce because she filed it after the children became adults; (2) the limitations period on a claim o... More...   $0 (01-19-2012 - ME)

Wallace Grant appeals from the trial court’s denial of his petition for bill of review. In the petition, Grant asserted that he did not receive proper service of citation of a paternity suit that had been filed against him. A default judgment was taken against Grant in that case.1 He requested in his petition for bill of review that the court grant a new trial. The trial court denied the petitio... More...   $0 (01-19-2012 - TX)

Joseph A. Sorge appeals after the trial court modified the child support awarded to his ex-wife, Maryanne K. Sorge, and awarded Maryanne1 sanctions and attorney fees, both related to the costs of the underlying litigation, as well as pendente lite attorney fees for defending against Joseph's appeal.

On appeal, Joseph first contends that the trial court erred in calculating the child support... More...   $0 (01-05-2012 - CA)

¶1 In this modification of child custody proceeding, Respondent Amy Wingert (Mother) appeals from the trial court's order sustaining Petitioner Jeremy Johnson's (Father) Motion to Modify Custody. The trial court sua sponte terminated the parties' joint custody arrangement, finding joint custody was no longer viable and a permanent and material change of conditions had occurred since the entry of t... More...   $0 (12-29-2011 - OK)

William Breit (“Breitâ€�) appeals the order of the Circuit Court for the City of Virginia Beach (“trial courtâ€�) sustaining Beverley Mason’s (“motherâ€�) and L.F.’s (“childâ€�) pleas in bar to Breit’s petition to determine parentage of L.F. Breit contends the trial court erred in holding that he is barred from asserting that he is the legal father of L.F. L.F. was conceived as a res... More...   $0 (12-28-2011 - VA)

This is an appeal from a jury verdict in favor of appellee following a suit for slander. Because we conclude the evidence is legally insufficient to support the jury findings on liability and on damages, we reverse and render a take-nothing judgment against appellee and in favor of appellant.

BACKGROUND

Appellant, Juan Oliva, and appellee, Pioquinto Davila, have known each other ... More...   $0 (12-14-2011 - TX)

In a roiling support and custody dispute involving an infant child, did the trial court act within its discretion in disqualifying the child’s paternal grandfather from representing his son, the father, against the mother of his grandson?

We hold that it did. A plethora of family entanglements, potential misuse of confidential information, a conflict posed by the near-certain prospect tha... More...   $0 (12-13-2011 - CA)

Appellant Vilma Granado appeals an order against Appellee Pedro C. Meza for $500.00 in unpaid child support. Granado raises several issues: (1) Meza failed to timely respond to her Notice of Application for Judicial Writ of Withholding; (2) the judgment of $500.00 was inadequate and not based on sufficient evidence; and (3) the trial court erred in failing to award attorney’s fees. In a cross-po... More...   $0 (12-08-2011 - TX)

Christopher Low appeals from a district court’s ruling that placed physical care of the parties’ son with the mother, Lindsey Brooking. Because we agree with the district court’s ruling that placing physical care with Lindsey is in the best interests of the child, we affirm.

I. Background Facts and Proceedings

Chris and Lindsey had a brief relationship in the summer of 2008. Li... More...   $0 (12-07-2011 - IA)

¶1 The three dispositive issues presented by this appeal and counter-appeal are whether: 1) the objection to admission of the holographic will was timely;1 2) the paternity statute, 84 O.S. 2001 §215,2 applies to intestate and probate proceedings; and 3) 58 O.S. 2001 §1223 prohibits the appointment of a business partner as personal representative when the will does not make any provisions for s... More...   $0 (11-28-2011 - OK)

¶1 The question presented is whether K.B. is eligible for adoption - more specifically, whether K.B. is eligible for adoption without the consent of his biological father. This Court holds the trial court did not abuse its discretion by holding that K.B. is not eligible for adoption because K.B.'s biological father exercised his parental rights regarding K.B., including contributing to the suppor... More...   $0 (11-05-2011 - OK)

Appellant, Noemy Landaverde, appeals a summary judgment on her claim to establish common-law marriage to Habibollah Abedinzadeh.1 We affirm.

Background

Habibollah Abedinzadeh died on July 8, 2005. On October 17, 2006, Mehdi Abedinzadeb was appointed administrator of the estate. On January 20, 2010, appellant, Noemy Landaverde, filed a notice of appearance, and asserted interest in th... More...   $0 (11-01-2011 - TX)

¶1 Lonnie J. Williams Jr. (“Fatherâ€�) appeals the superior court‟s orders modifying his child support and spousal maintenance obligations and ordering him to pay attorneys‟ fees. For the reasons that follow, we lack jurisdiction to review the order modifying child support and dismiss that portion of the appeal, but we have jurisdiction over the appeal from that portion of the order modifyi... More...   $0 (10-06-2011 - AZ)

Appellant, Paul Hooks, appeals from the trial court’s order dismissing his petition to disestablish paternity based on the finding that Appellant failed to include newly discovered evidence with his petition, as required under section 742.18, Florida Statutes (2009). Appellant argues that DNA test results, which showed that he was not the biological father of the child, constituted newly discove... More...   $0 (10-06-2011 - FL)