¶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 (09-28-2011 - )

Appellant, an unwed father, timely appeals a final order dismissing his paternity action for lack of jurisdiction. He claims that the Florida courts have jurisdiction to determine paternity, support, and time sharing, simply because the child was conceived in Florida, even though the child was born in New Hampshire where she and the mother reside and have continued to reside. We reject his claim, ... More...   $0 (09-28-2011 - FL)

¶1 The Petitioners/Appellees, Teryl Pearson and Robert Pearson (Pearsons) petitioned to adopt Teryl Pearson's (Pearson) grandson, G.D.J. (FA 2008-24, Jackson County, Oklahoma) by filing a Petition for Adoption, and an Application to Adjudicate Minor Eligible for Adoption Without Consent of the Natural Mother. The natural mother, Tessia Bre Stubbs (Stubbs), Respondent/Appellant, contested the adop... More...   $0 (09-27-2011 - )

¶1 Corey G. Davis appeals several aspects of the trial court’s ruling on Lisa Davis’s 2008 petition to modify the parties’ divorce decree. Lisa cross�appeals, challenging the trial court’s ruling on her request for attorney fees and requesting fees on appeal. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

BACKGROUND

¶2 The parties were divorced by a Decree of Divorce entered May ... More...   $0 (09-09-2011 - UT)

Although the federal courts normally have nothing to do with child custody issues, there is an exception for cases that arise under the International Child Abduction Remedies Act (the Act), 42 U.S.C. §§ 11601 et seq., which implements the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (the Convention), T.I.A.S. No. 11,670, 1343 U.N.T.S. 89 (Oct. 25, 1980). This is one of ... More...   $0 (09-06-2011 - IL)

The Social Security Act authorizes the payment of benefits to the dependent children of deceased workers. This case requires us to determine whether a child conceived through artificial insemination more than a year after her father’s death qualifies for benefits under the Act. The Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (“SSAâ€�) interprets the Act to provide that a natural child o... More...   $0 (08-29-2011 - IA)

Appellant, Eric Branckaert, appeals from the trial court’s order denying his motion for new trial after appellee, Valerie Otou, received a default judgment against him establishing parentage and assessing child support. In eight issues, Branckaert contends that the trial court did not have personal jurisdiction over him, and, even if the trial court had jurisdiction, the court nevertheless abus... More...   $0 (08-11-2011 - TX)

Following an automobile accident, Appellant-Plaintiff Raymond Flores brought a personal injury action against Appellee-Defendant Juan Rocha Gutierrez in which Gutierrez was determined to be liable, but the jury awarded Flores no damages. The trial court subsequently denied Flores‟s motion to correct error alleging that the verdict was inconsistent with the evidence and inadequate as a matter of... More...   $0 (08-10-2011 - IN)

In six issues, including numerous subissues, Appellant Toby Bowen appeals the final decree of divorce that dissolved his marriage to Appellee Shelley Bowen. We will affirm.

II. Factual and Procedural Background

Toby and Shelley married in December 1995. They have three children; the first child was born in 1997, the second child was born in 2001, and the youngest child w... More...   $0 (08-04-2011 - TX)

In this appeal, the Estate of William R. King challenges an order of the trial court refusing to allow the Estate to be substituted in place of the now-deceased former husband and requiring it to seek enforcement of the final judgment of dissolution in the probate court or, failing that, to file a new civil suit. We reverse.

William and Loyda King divorced in 2008. The terms of their marita... More...   $0 (08-03-2011 - FL)

The plaintiff, Henry J. Martocchio, appeals from the judgment of the trial court granting the motion for contempt brought by the defendants Roland Savoir and Tina Savoir1 (grandparents) and ordering that the plaintiff submit to a psychological evaluation. On appeal, the plaintiff claims, inter alia, that the court improperly concluded that he was in contempt of a previous court order and that the ... More...   $0 (08-03-2011 - CT)

In this restricted appeal, appellant, Juan Ayala (Juan), appeals from a default divorce decree dissolving his marriage to appellee, Blanca Edit Ayala (Blanca). In nine issues, Juan contends that (1) he is entitled to review by restricted appeal and that the evidence is insufficient to support: (2) the imposition of retroactive child support; (3) the assessment of child support; (4) the imposition... More...   $0 (07-21-2011 - TX)

This one-brief appeal stems from the acrimonious relationship between appellant Marty Kilman and appellee Catherine Kennard, the parents of a daughter, E.K., born May 22, 2004. The Cleburne County Circuit Court held Kilman in contempt of court and sentenced him to 180 days in jail, with all but thirty days suspended. Kennard was also held in contempt and sentenced to forty-five days, with all but ... More...   $0 (06-22-2011 - AR)

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-... More...   $0 (06-08-2011 - TX)

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-... More...   $0 (06-08-2011 - TX)

¶1 Defendant/Appellant Warren Bernard Alarkon (Father) appeals the trial court's journal entry filed on September 8, 2009, granting in part and denying in part Plaintiff/Appellee Michelle Lea McKiddy's (Mother) application for attorney's fees.1 Based on our review of the facts and applicable law, we find the trial court did not abuse its discretion. We affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROU... More...   $0 (06-07-2011 - OK)

Defendant-Appellant Cynthia Hurry née Keller appeals the district court’s order denying her summary judgment on Plaintiff-Appellee Ricky Pittman’s claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Hurry, a social worker employed by the Cuyahoga County Department of Children and Family Services (“CCDCFSâ€�), was the primary case worker for Pittman’s son Najee, who was removed from his mother’s custody by ... More...   $0 (05-20-2011 - OH)

The litigation between these parties began some four years ago, in March 2007, when Kevin Q. filed a petition to be declared the father of Lauren W.‟s son under the Uniform Parentage Act (UPA) (Fam. Code, § 7600 et seq.).1 The trial court entered a paternity judgment in Kevin‟s favor, which we reversed. (Kevin Q. v. Lauren W. (2009) 175 Cal.App.4th 1119.)

In this appeal, Lauren challen... More...   $0 (05-13-2011 - CA)

A settlement was reached in a wrongful death and survival suit brought by the deceased’s estate against the other driver involved in the collision. The circuit court (1) distributed the settlement proceeds among the deceased’s parents and minor child; (2) awarded funeral and burial expenses to reimburse expenditures made by the deceased’s parents; (3) awarded attorney fees and costs to both ... More...   $0 (05-09-2011 - IL)

In this appeal we review the court of appeals’ decision that plaintiffs Jack and Danette Steele stated a claim for negligent misrepresentation against an attorney with whom they did not have an attorney-client relationship. Steele v. Allen, 226 P.3d 1120, 1124 (Colo. App. 2009). The Steeles allege that attorney Katherine Allen provided them incorrect information about a statute of limitations, w... More...   $0 (05-09-2011 - CO)

This is an appeal of an order entered January 26, 2010, in the Circuit Court of Kanawha County, which affirmed a family court order denying Appellant Mickey Justice’s Petition for Modification of a parenting plan involving his special needs son. At issue is whether certain orders of the family court were so vague as to the requirements necessary for a modification that it was impossible for Appe... More...   $0 (05-04-2011 - WV)

In this appeal the former wife seeks review of a final order modifying the child custody provisions of the final judgment of dissolution of marriage. The former wife failed to attend the final hearing on the former husband’s petition for modification, despite having notice of the hearing, and now complains that the trial court erred in making a child custody determination without hearing evidenc... More...   $0 (05-04-2011 - FL)

Hossain Khoroosi, pro se, appeals from an order denying a petition to waive the fees and costs of a hearing transcript. The circuit court found that Khoroosi was not indigent and therefore was not eligible for a free transcript. We affirm.

¶2 Khoroosi was named in a paternity action. Khoroosi denied paternity at the initial paternity hearing. Numerous proceedings have been condu... More...   $0 (05-03-2011 - WI)

In this contested paternity action, after genetic testing established that the defendant was the father of the plaintiff’s child, the trial court awarded pendente lite attorney’s fees to each member of the mother’s litigation team. The father’s appeal contests the amount of the fees awarded to the mother’s attorneys. We must decide whether we have jurisdiction to hear this interlocutory ... More...   $0 (04-19-2011 - CT)

¶1 This case concerns a dispute between divorced parties over the ex-husband's paternity of a child born during the marriage. The parties, Peter Andrew Clark and Jamie Michelle Clark Edens, were married from October 10, 1998, until their divorce on September 6, 2002. Ms. Edens gave birth to one child, M.A.C., on January 8, 2001, during the parties' marriage. Mr. Clark contends he is the presumpti... More...   $0 (04-12-2011 - OK)