Paida v. Leach

The opinion of the court was delivered by

ALLEGRUCCI, J.:

Sheila Paida sued John Leach, her former husband and custodial parent of their two children, under the Protection from Abuse Act (Act), K.S.A. 60-3101 et seq., seeking an order which would protect the children from abuse by Leach. The district court found no evidence of abuse and dismissed the petition. The district court also reaffirmed the order which placed the children in Leach’s custody. Paida. appealed. The case was transferred from the Court of Appeals to this court pursuant to K.S.A. 20-3018(c).

In this case a hearing was…