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Case Management Order - Kansas
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IN THE DI STRI CT COU RT OF JOHNSON COU NTY, KANSAS CI VIL COURT DEPAR TMENT DIVISION NO . ___ IN THE MATTER O F THE MA RRIAGE OF: ________________________________, ) Petitioner, ) ) and ) Case No. ____________ ) Chapter 60________________________________, ) Respondent.) CASE MANAGEM ENT ORDER It is in the best interests of the parties and their children that_______________________________ be appointed case manager to assist the family indispute resolution. This appointment is based upon repetitive conflict between the partiesregarding their children. The parties represent that the case manager has been consultedregarding this appointment and that he/she consents to serve as case manager in this case.The court concludes that the case manager is qualifi ed. The case manager shall functionunder the direction and control of the Court when acting in this capacity, and in so doingthe case manager enjoys qualified quasi-judicial immunity. The children of the parties for whom this order applies are: Name Date of Birth _________________________ _____________ _________________________ _____________ _________________________ _____________ _________________________ _____________ _________________________ _____________<<<<<<<<<********>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2The court further orders: 1. Proceedings on any pending citation in contempt are stayed pending effortsby the parties to resolve the matter through the case management process. 2. Before commencing further proceedings in this case regarding the partieschildren, the parties shall submit the issue to the case manager for resolution. 3. Absent an emergency that effects the immediate safety of the children, theparties shall communicate with the case manager and report to his/her office only asdirected by the case manager and during ordinary business hours. 4. The parties shall cooperate with the case manager, supply accurateinformation requested by the case manager, and comply with the case managersrecommendations pending the courts ruling on any timely filed motion pursuant toK.S. A. 23-1003(d)(6), unless relieved of the duty to comply by further order of the court. 5. The case manager may contact each party without first contacting thatpartys attorneys. 6. The case manager may contact the childrens teachers, pediatricians,counselors, relatives, babysitters, and other third parties to verify complaints of theparties, to elicit additional recommendations for the Court, and to gather and exchangeinformation about the parties as appropriate to the issues, all without any further order ofthe court. 7. The case manager shall keep a record by date and topic of all contacts withthe parties in the case. When requested by the Court, this record shall be made availableto the Court. 8. The case manager shall make periodic reports to the court as follows:communications shall be in writing (hard copy or e-mail) with copies to each parent andto each parents counsel. In the event of an emergency, the case manager shall report tothe court either in person or by phone, in which case the substance of the communicationshall be reduced to writing and sent to each parent and to each parents counsel withinfive business days thereafter. The case manager may communicate with the court orallyfor the purpose of obtaining further directions from the court regarding the nature, extent,and scope of the case managers duties without reporting the communication to theparties or their counsel.<<<<<<<<<********>>>>>>>>>>>>> 3 9. When the parties are unable to resolve an issue through negotiations, thecase manager shall make written recommendations to the court with copies to the partiesand their counsel in accordance with K.S .A. 23-1003(d)(2). The case manager shallattach his/her recommendations to the form of order attached to this Case ManagementOrder. The court shall enter the order adopting the case managers recommendationsabsent the filing of a timely motion pursuant to K.S.A. 23-1003(d)(6). 10. In all communications to the parents under paragraphs 8 and 9 above, thecase manager shall redact all information which, if disclosed to the parents, would bedetrimental to the welfare of the children. Such redacted information shall be availableto counsel for the parties, but counsel shall not disclose the redacted information absentthe further order of the court. 11. Discovery under the Rules of Civil Procedure shall not be directed to thecase manager without leave of court for good cause shown. In the event that discoveryis permitted, the court may assess the cost of counsel for the case manager against eitheror both parties. Such costs shall be considered upon the motion of the case managerfollowing completion of the discovery. 12. The parties shall pay the case manager a total retainer of $________ withinten days of receipt of this order. Costs of case management, including the retainer, shallbe shared by the parties: 9 50/50 9 _____% to mother _____% to father 9 in the same percentage as shown on the most recent child support work sheet adopted by the court. 13. The case manager shall bill the parties no less frequently than quarterly forunpaid fees and expenses not covered by the retainer. Should the case managers fees notbe paid promptly, the Court may assess fees against the non-paying party. Failure of aparty to satisfy the courts assessment of fees may be the subject of proceedings incontempt. Failure of a party to pay fees when billed does not constitute a basis for thetermination of case management or a change in case managers.Dated this ______ day of _______________, 20 ___. IT IS SO ORDERED. _________________________________________ District Judge
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