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Welcome to the YoungWilliams Child Support Resource Library. Search by keywords or use the filters to select categories of interest to you. Currently, our Library consists of academic and government research articles and reports from around the country, federal opinions, and case law from states in which our full service child support projects are located.

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In re Marriage of Winsky (Kansas 2009)

KansasChild SupportCase LawEstablishment of SupportGuidelines

When a child reaches 18 years of age and is no longer in high school, a parent’s obligation for support of any remaining minor children should be recalculated under the Kansas Child Support Guidelines.
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In re Marriage of Winsky (Kansas 2009)

KansasChild SupportCase LawEstablishment of SupportDuration of Support

When a child reaches 18 years of age and is no longer in high school, the obligation of a parent to pay support for that child automatically ceases.
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Swain v. The State of Wyoming (Wyoming 2009)

WyomingChild SupportCase LawEnforcementContempt

A civil contempt is remedial and the penalty serves to enforce compliance with a court order.
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Dia v. Oakley (Kansas 2009)

KansasChild SupportCase LawIntergovernmentalIntergovernmentalUniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA)

The Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, known as UIFSA, allows support orders entered in other states and some foreign countries to be registered and enforced in Kansas.
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State ex rel. SRS v. Cleland (Kansas 2009)

KansasChild SupportCase LawEnforcementEnforcementLiens, Seizure & Garnishments

A child support judgment that was not void as of July 1, 2007, shall not become dormant, except that the judgment shall cease to operate as a lien on the real estate of the judgment debtor as of the date the judgment would have become dormant.
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State ex rel. SRS v. Cleland (Kansas 2009)

KansasChild SupportCase LawEnforcementEnforcementLaches

A trial court’s application or denial of the doctrine of laches is reviewed for an abuse of discretion.
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State ex rel. SRS v. Kimbrel (Kansas 2010)

KansasChild SupportCase LawPaternityGenetic Testing

In an action brought by the Secretary of Social and Rehabilitation Services on behalf of a mother and her biological child for an order of child support, a district court may determine that clear and convincing evidence proves a man who has executed a voluntary acknowledgment of paternity is not the biological father of the child, and accordingly, the court may find the presumption of paternity is rebutted, end the father child relationship, and deny a petition for child support.
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State ex rel. SRS v. Kimbrel (Kansas 2010)

KansasChild SupportCase LawPaternityPresumptions

In an action brought by the Secretary of Social and Rehabilitation Services on behalf of a mother and her biological child for an order of child support, a district court may determine that clear and convincing evidence proves a man who has executed a voluntary acknowledgment of paternityis not the biological father of the child, and accordingly, the court may find the presumption of paternity is rebutted, end the father child relationship, and deny a petition for child support.
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State ex rel. SRS v. Kimbrel (Kansas 2010)

KansasChild SupportCase LawPaternityAcknowledgement

In an action brought by the Secretary of Social and Rehabilitation Services on behalf of a mother and her biological child for an order of child support, a district court may determine, based on genetic testing and a hearing to determine the best interest of the child (Ross hearing), that clear and convincing evidence proves a man who has executed a voluntary acknowledgment of paternity is not the biological father of the child, and accordingly, the court may find the presumption of paternity is rebutted, end the father child relationship, and deny a petition for child support.
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In re Marriage of Jones (Kansas 2010)

KansasChild SupportCase LawEstablishment of SupportRetroactive Support

Kansas law allows for retroactive application of a child support modification back to 1 month after the filing of the motion to modify is clear, unambiguous, and straightforward.
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