The trial court entered a judgment and decree of adoption by which K.N.H. was adopted by R.A.M. and C.M ("Respondents"). The natural father, C.A.M. ("Appellant"), appeals claiming that the trial court erred because Appellant did not consent to the adoption and the evidence was insufficient to establish that he had willfully abandoned and/or neglected K.N.H. for six months immediately preceding

Autopsy/Post Services, Inc. (APS) purchased a commercially zoned building on Foothill Boulevard for the purpose of operating a private medical laboratory specializing in autopsy and tissue procurement. Six months after granting APS's contractor a permit to convert the premises to a medical laboratory, the City of Los Angeles issued a stop work order, and eventually revoked the permit, on

Respondent, Karrie Nau, n/k/a Karrie Jokela, appeals the judgment of the circuit court of McHenry County denying her petition to vacate a court-sanctioned agreement between herself and her former spouse, petitioner, Randy Nau, regarding the custody of and child support for the parties' son. We affirm.

The parties' marriage was dissolved on April 17, 1991. The judgment of dissolution provi

Plaintiff Michael Jordan sought a declaratory judgment that a contract asserted by defendant Karla Knafel was extortionate and void against public policy. Knafel filed a counterclaim, alleging that Jordan owed her $5 million for breach of a confidential settlement agreement. The trial court dismissed the complaint and counterclaim, finding that Jordan failed to allege an actual controversy and

�1 The issue before this Court is whether a sentence and a fine can be imposed for indirect contempt without allowing the accused to purge the sentence.1 We find the trial court was within its statutory authority to impose a sentence and fine for indirect contempt. However, the trial court erred in using a clear-and-convincing evidence standard rather than beyond a reasonable doubt and i

�1 The dispositive issues1 tendered for corrective relief on certiorari are (1) whether an earlier pronouncement by the Court of Civil Appeals in this case,2 which affirmed the trial court's denial of former husband's motion to vacate the parties' divorce decree, operates in a post-decree con-[57 P.3d 563]tempt proceeding to bar relitigation of alleged jurisdictional defects in that

Bruce Arrington (Father) appeals from the trial court's judgment on his motion to modify child custody and child support. The trial court ordered that Anita Hampton (Mother) and Father have joint legal and physical custody with Mother's address designated as the child's mailing address for mailing and educational purposes. This appeal follows.

FACTS

Father and Mother had one child, Abre

1 Mother was given custody of the two-year-old child in April of 1999 in an agreed decree of divorce, and Father was given standard visitation with extended summer visitation. In June of 2000, Father asked the court to further expand his visitation to one-half of the summer and for right of first refusal to care for the child when the mother could not. Father also requested a modification of

[1] These unrelated cases were consolidated for argument on appeal because they involve the same legal issue: the requirements for a valid notice of claim under the Wyoming Governmental Claims Act (the WGCA). In both cases, we affirm the granting of summary judgment to the defendants.

FACTS

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[2] On September 22, 2000, Terry Bell (Bell) was involved in the third o

1 We granted certiorari to determine: 1) whether a judicially developed exception to the Federal and Oklahoma Indian Child Welfare Acts ---- known as the "existing Indian family exception" ---- remains viable; and 2) whether evidence of the refusal to support the mother during the pregnancy is sufficient to warrant adoption without the father's consent under 10 O.S. 2001 §7505-4.2.1 Even where

These appeals are from an order awarding attorney's fees pursuant to Section 57.105, Florida Statutes, and from an order dismissing an amended counterclaim and third-party complaint. These appeals have been consolidated for purposes of our appellate review. For the sake of clarity, however, we will separately address the issues involved in each appeal, after a recitation of the facts an

This case calls upon us to decide, as a matter of first impression in this state, whether an unmarried man who has expended funds to support a child, in reliance on the mother's representation that he is the child's father, may sue the mother on an unjust enrichment theory for the return of the funds after discovering that the child is not his biological offspring. As a matter of public policy

This manufacturing defect case arises from a tragic single-vehicle accident, which resulted in the deaths of four occupants and serious injuries to three other occupants. Appellees, the surviving driver and occupants and estate administrators of the decedents (collectively, "the Plaintiffs") sued Appellant Cooper Tire & Rubber Company ("Cooper Tire"), asserting that a tire on the vehicle faile

In this proceeding to modify a paternity judgment, Jena R. Hume appeals from the district court's order denying permission to remove the child to Colorado and granting an increase in child support. Because we conclude that the trial court did not abuse its discretion except in determining the mandatory retirement deduction and in granting only a prospective increase in child support, we affirm as

Darlene Jefferson ("Wife") appeals from the judgment holding Simuel Jefferson ("Husband") not to be the father of her child, A.A.O.J. ("Daughter"), and dismissing her petition to have Husband declared Daughter's "equitable parent." Wife asserts the trial court erred in that it did not exercise its equity powers to find Husband to be Daughter's father because he supported Daughter since her birth.

Kirsten W. appeals from an order of the separate juvenile court of Douglas County terminating her parental rights to Anthony V. Kirsten asserts that the juvenile court erred in finding by clear and convincing evidence that Anthony comes within the meaning of Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-292(2) and (10) (Reissue 1998) and in finding that termination of her parental rights serves Anthony's best interests. S

Rita and Charles Wheeler Jr. appeal the trial court's dismissal of their petition for grandparent visitation rights. They contend that (1) the trial court erred in dismissing their petition because it had continuing jurisdiction over the child at the time they filed their petition and (2) the trial court erred in giving full faith and credit to a Kansas decree of stepparent adoption under the Unif

The appellant, Mandy Struebing (Mandy), and the appellee, Seangsouriyan Pathammavong (Sean), are the natural parents of Taylar Chae Pathammavong (Taylar), a minor child, who was born out of wedlock. Mandy appeals from an order of the district court for Saline County awarding permanent custody of Taylar to Sean.

Mandy gave birth to Taylar on August 25, 1

1. PATIENCE D. ROGGENSACK, J.This is a review of a published decision of the court of appeals that affirmed the judgment of the Circuit Court for Waukesha County, Lee S. Dreyfus, Jr., Judge, confirming Randy A.J. as the father of Selena J.

2. Norma I.J. and Brendan B. contend that the previous court decisions were erroneous because Brendan has a constitutionally protected interest in assert

1 The Oklahoma Department of Human Services (DHS) appeals from an order granting Billy Jo Chisum's motion to vacate a support order that was based upon his execution of an affidavit of paternity. The trial judge concluded Chisum established a material mistake of fact under 10 O.S.Supp.1999 §70. We reject DHS' arguments that §70 may not be applied under the circumstances of this case and affirm

Theresa H. appeals the decision of the separate juvenile court of Douglas County terminating her parental rights as to her son, Kennith L., Jr. (Kenny), pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-292(2) and (7) (Reissue 1998), and finding that such termination would be in the best interests of Kenny. Theresa alleges that the juvenile court erred in (1) finding by clear and convincing evidence that Kenny cam

In our prior decision in this case, we concluded that Florida had no personal jurisdiction over the father, a resident of California, to enforce a California dissolution judgment. Wright v. Lewis, 849 So. 2d 379 (Fla. 4th DCA 2003). Prior to our reversal the father, who had not prevailed in the trial court, had paid attorney's fees and costs. Following our reversal, he filed a motion ask

Raymond L. Landwehr appeals from the judgment of the Circuit Court of Jackson County modifying his child support obligation to the respondent, Linda Robinson Landwehr.

The appellant raises eight points on appeal. We dismiss for failure to comply with the briefing requirements of Rule 84.04. (FN1)

Relator, Candice Merriweather Barnett ("mother"), sought our preliminary order in prohibition to prevent enforcement of respondent's order requiring her and her daughter ("child") to submit to genetic testing. The order was entered in a new case challenging paternity filed by father ten years after a default judgment had been entered declaring him to be child's father. We issued a preliminary orde

On September 17, 2002, the Hall County Court, sitting as a juvenile court, entered an order terminating the parental rights of Mercedes S. to her minor children, Mainor T. and Estela T., pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-292(1) and (7) (Reissue 1998). The father of the children left the family shortly after Estela was born and is not a party to this action. Mercedes appeals the termination of her p