How Could Judges Combat This Threat during Kansas Divorce or Child Custody Cases?
This legislation spells out what judges could do when dealing with this threat of parental abduction during Kansas divorce and child custody cases. Citing just a few examples, a judge could impose travel restrictions on the parent, prohibit the removal of the child from Kansas, order that the child be returned to the state, and put restrictions on custody and visitation rights. According to the legislation, judges could also issue a warrant rather than a court order for the abducting parent to immediately return the child to Kansas. Judge Anthony Powell said in the Lawrence Journal-World story that a warrant brings more urgency to the situation and that people tend to respond to warrants as opposed to court orders. Domestic relations lawyer Ronald W. Nelson helped champion this bill in the Kansas Legislature and said in the story how it would bring order to the parental abduction threat, which he described as the “Wild West.” Kansas Legislation for Divorce & Child Custody Is Part of a
