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Man who lost custody time urges commissioners to press for court reforms, case managers and a 50/50 presumption
Summary
During public comment at the July 24 meeting, Manhattan resident Jake Lindsey urged the Riley County commissioners to pursue reforms to the family-court process, including adding case managers and adopting a 50/50 starting presumption for parenting time.
At the July 24 meeting, Jake Lindsey used the public-comment period to urge Riley County commissioners to pursue reforms to local custody court procedures, calling the county’s typical outcome “every-other-weekend” custody and urging a move toward a 50/50 presumption plus case management to reduce conflict and repeated litigation.
Lindsey described his experience in Riley County family court and said outcomes were dependent on which judge presided. He quoted a judge’s…
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