How Would This Proposed Kansas Child Custody Law Help Courts & Judges?
While this proposed Kansas child custody law would not provide judges with any new legal remedies, it would at least provide them with a set of criteria to help determine whether the threat of parental abduction is credible, according to a story in the Lawrence Journal-World. Specifically, this proposed divorce and child custody law in Kansas would let courts take into account certain claims or actions by parents during their cases. As just one example, courts would be allowed to consider whether one parent has threatened to abduct a child during a divorce in Kansas. Courts would also have the power to review whether one parent has already sold a house, applied for a passport, refused Kansas child custody orders or done other specific things. Judges would then be able to act in the best interests of the child when making Kansas child custody decisions. How Could Judges Combat This Threat during Kansas Divorce or Child Custody Cases? This legislation spells out what judges could do when
