WyomingChild SupportCase LawEstablishment of SupportJudicial Discretion/Deviations
The legislature intended the change in the age of majority to apply prospectively only and not to apply to an existing court decree such as a child support order.
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WyomingChild SupportCase LawEnforcementArrearsEnforcement
In a divorce action, a trial court has discretion in concluding that a father’s child support payments can or cannot offset the parties’ original property settlement.
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KansasChild SupportCase LawEstablishment of SupportIncome Considerations
Although discretionary, the Kansas Child Support Guidelines extrapolation formula must be considered by the trial court when income exceeds the child support schedules.
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KansasChild SupportCase LawEstablishment of SupportGuidelines
Although discretionary, the Kansas Child Support Guidelines extrapolation formula must be considered by the trial court when income exceeds the child support schedules. Child support worksheets approved by the court shall be filed in every case where an order of child support is entered.
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KansasChild SupportCase LawModification of SupportJurisdiction
Statute gives the trial court the jurisdiction to modify child support and education provisions of minor children, even if they were provided for in a property settlement agreement.
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KansasChild SupportCase LawModification of Support
Statute gives the trial court the jurisdiction to modify child support and education provisions of minor children, even if they were provided for in a property settlement agreement. Departures from the child support guidelines must be explained by the trial court.
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KansasChild SupportCase LawModification of SupportIncome Considerations
The extrapolation formula contained in the Kansas Child Support Guidelines for income beyond the child support schedules is discretionary and does not establish a rebuttable presumption as to the level of appropriate support.
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KansasChild SupportCase LawEnforcementEnforcementLaches
When a party neglects to assert a right or claim for an unreasonable and unexplained length of time and the lapse of time and other circumstances cause prejudice to the adverse party, relief is denied on the grounds of laches. The mere passage of time is not enough to invoke laches. The court must consider the circumstances surrounding the delay and any disadvantage to the other party caused by that delay.
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WyomingChild SupportCase LawPaternityAdjudication
Where no timely action has been instituted within 5 years of a child’s birth to declare the nonexistence of a father and child relationship, the statutory presumption of paternity becomes absolute, and any action to establish another’s paternity is foreclosed.
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KansasChild SupportCase LawIV-D Program
Kansas requires a parent to repay all assistance provided on the child’s behalf, not some portion of that assistance determined by the district court.
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