In Re Marriage of Ruth

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• concluding that Kansas court had exclusive, continuing jurisdiction when father continued to live in Kansas and children, who had relocated to Missouri, visited Kansas two weekends each month and eight weeks during the summer
• concluding that Kansas trial court retained exclusive, continuing jurisdiction despite fact that mother and children moved to another state because father ‘‘has continuously resided in Kansas since the [parties’] divorce’’ (emphasis added)
• affirming trial court’s exercise of jurisdiction after determining the children have a significant connection with Kansas
• finding that a state other than the state issuing the initial custody order may gain jurisdiction to modify child custody if either court determines that the child's parents do not presently reside in the issuing state
• construing K.S.A. 2014 Supp. 23-37,202, the Kansas counterpart to Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 403.824
• significant connection based on visitation in Kansas two weekends per month and during the summer

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