MARITAL: Petitioner failed to establish that she and “life partner” established common law marriage… Berger affirmed. [Read more…]
Parental termination, insufficient findings
PARENTAL TERMINATION/ADOPTION denied without sufficient findings/conclusions… Tucker reversed (IOR I-3(c). [Read more…]
Parental custody, deliberate indifference expert
PARENTAL CUSTODY: Expert testimony properly allowed as to deliberate indifference of State’s removal of child resulting in defense verdict… Christensen affirmed (unpublished). [Read more…]
Marital, lumber business, pre-acquired/inherited
MARITAL: Division of estate with lumber business and considerable pre-acquired/inherited property… no nonmonetary contributions… property in lieu of maintenance… J. Brown. [Read more…]
Property, barn, zoning/covenants
PROPERTY: Partly built horse barn properly ordered removed based on sales documents, regulations, covenants, no need to apply “negative easement” analysis… modification of CUP properly denied as detrimental to “health, safety, peace, [Read more…]
$2 million settlement, jail death
SETTLEMENT: $2 million, jail death, alleged failure to provide medical care, common law negligence/§1983. [Read more…]