Law Review and Bar Journal References:

"Surrogate Motherhood: Contractual Issues and Remedies Under Legislative Proposals," David K. Martin, 23 W.L.J. 601, 614 (1984).

"Keeping the Family Out of Court: Court-Ordered Mediation of Custody Disputes Under the Kansas Statutes," Nancy G. Maxwell, 25 W.L.J. 203, 212 (1986).

"Kansas Child Support Guidelines: An Elusive Search for Fairness in Support Orders," Linda Henry Elrod, 27 W.L.J. 104, 128 (1987).

"Survey of Kansas Law: Family Law," Nancy G. Maxwell, 37 K.L.R. 801, 821 (1989).

"Summary of Revisions Made to Kansas Domestic Relations Laws by House Substitute for Senate Bill 150," Ronald W. Nelson, 69 J.K.B.A. No. 6, 19 (2000).

"Grandparent Visitation Rights in Kansas: A review of Troxel v. Granville," Suzanne Valdez Carey, 69 J.K.B.A. No. 9, 14 (2000).

"What's Become of Grandma, Grandpa, and The Troxels?" Suzanne Carey McAllister, 54 K.L.R. 687 (2006).

CASE ANNOTATIONS

1. S.R.S. not required to disclose address of AFDC recipient to enable visitation of minor child. Whisler v. Whisler, 9 Kan. App. 2d 624, 632, 684 P.2d 1025 (1984).

2. Incarcerated parent not entitled to visitation as matter of right; no violation of constitutional rights involved. In re Marriage of Brewer, 13 Kan. App. 2d 44, 760 P.2d 1225 (1988).

3. Visitation rights of grandparents (K.S.A. 38-129) as not violating constitutional right to family privacy examined. Spradling v. Harris, 13 Kan. App. 2d 595, 596, 778 P.2d 365 (1989).

4. Evidence of conduct prior to divorce, confidential communications outweighed by childrens' best interests in visitation proceedings examined. In re Marriage of Kiister, 245 Kan. 199, 201, 777 P.2d 272 (1989).

5. Cited in holding that unrelated third party has no common-law or statutory visitation rights. In re Hood, 252 Kan. 689, 691, 847 P.2d 1300 (1992).

6. Trial court's decision that no material change in circumstances to modify New Mexico custody agreement affirmed. Johnson v. Stephenson, 28 Kan. App. 2d 275, 15 P.3d 359 (2000).

7. Great-grandparents are not included within definition of "grandparents". Skov v. Wicker, 272 Kan. 240, 32 P.3d 1122 (2001).

8. Granting unlimited grandparents visitation rights violates parents rights to care, control and custody of their children. Skov v. Wicker, 272 Kan. 240, 32 P.3d 1122 (2001).

9. The term "grandparent" in grandparent visitation does not include step grandparent nor great-grandparent. State ex rel Secretary of Dept. of S.R.S. v. Davison, 31 Kan. App. 2d 192, 64 P.3d 434 (2002).

10. Child's wishes as to parenting time, or lack thereof, cannot be exclusive factor in determining parenting time. In re Marriage of Kimbrell, 34 Kan. App. 2d 413, 119 P.3d 684 (2005).

11. Status of stepparent does not end when that person becomes divorced from natural parent of stepchild. In re Marriage of Hem, 35 Kan. App. 2d 61, 125 P.3d 601 (2006).

12. Minor child does not have standing to file a motion to modify visitation or parenting time. In re Marriage of Osborn, 35 Kan. App. 2d 853, 857, 135 P.3d 199 (2006).