February 25, 2010
Last week the House passed an amendment to HB 2667 (see Section 52 – 59) approving covenant marriages. First, what is a covenant marriage? This is an agreement that you make at the time of obtaining your marriage license that you and your spouse agree to be bound by the laws of covenant marriage, which [...]
February 2, 2010
The Kansas Supreme Court has approved changes to the Kansas Child Support Guidelines effective January 1, 2010. The majority of the Guidelines remain the same, however, there are three updates have been made to the guidelines, two concerning the establishment of medical support obligations and one including the 2009 and 2010 tax schedules.
Medical support [...]
December 11, 2009
As mentioned in previous posts, and on the uncontested tab at the top of this page, the Law Office of Shea Stevens, LLC, offers flat fee divorces to those clients meeting the uncontested divorce profile. What is a flat fee? The flat fee is an all inclusive fee; it includes the filing fee, copies, faxes, [...]
November 20, 2009
Simple answer: Yes. Your next question: Why?
Here are just a few reasons why you need an attorney for your Kansas Uncontested Divorce:
1. Even though your divorce is uncontested, that does not mean that you will not have to follow the Kansas law, local court rules and courtroom procedure. If you file your divorce pro se [...]
October 22, 2009
In June, I posted an article regarding Facebook and your divorce, however, the article focused mainly on the law. I came across a recent article that was focused on how to deal with your spouse through the social media. Usually, one spouse is more outgoing than the other, and the more outgoing your are the [...]
July 28, 2009
A recent Supreme Court decision has made it very clear that you need to notify your plan administrator of your divorce status regardless of what your divorce decree says. In March 2009, the Court made unanimous opinion in the Kennedy v. Plan Administrator for Dupont Sav. and Inv. Plan ,129 S. Ct. 865 (2009).
Here is [...]
July 15, 2009
There are several common restrictions/limitations placed upon both parents in your parenting plan. All of these are not always included, however, I mention them for the simple fact that some things are not worth fighting over. Some of the most common are:
1. Notification of Intent to Change Child’s Residence: KSA 60-1620 requires that the [...]
June 16, 2009
The main item to remember is about maintenance is: you don’t get it if you don’t ask for it. Maintenance is not something always awarded in a divorce. Further, you must ask for maintenance in order for the court to award maintenance. If you have consulted with an attorney and the attorney assures you that [...]
June 15, 2009
I recently came across an article posted on Time.com, which discusses the social networking site, Facebook, and the implications of using a site such as this during your divorce. While a majority of the information may not be admissible in a Kansas divorce, due to the no-fault grounds of Kansas divorces, it is a great [...]
June 14, 2009
Many clients call me and want to discuss the reasons as to why they want a divorce, and many of these reasons include wrongdoing by the other spouse. I do listen and let them get these feelings off of their chest, however, my general response is that most of this is irrelevant, simply because Kansas [...]
