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Jon Behr v. Kenneth Ramsey

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided October 2, 2000No. 00-1881PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner Jon Behr has been in the custody of the Sheriff of Kane County, Illinois, since July 1998, because he has not made child support payments for his daughter Nicole. Several factors complicate what would otherwise be a fairly ordinary problem. First, it is not the State of Illinois that is seeking support payments from Mr. Behr; it is the State of Kentucky, to which Mr. Behr’s ex-wife moved the child without the knowledge or consent of either Mr. Behr or any Illinois state court. Second, Kentucky has criminalized “flagrant nonsupport’.’ of. a minor child…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. International Shoe Co. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  2. Kulko v. Superior Court of Cal., City and County of San FranciscoSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  3. Jimmy Walker v. J.T. O'brien, and Joseph W. Finfrock v. Craig A. HanksCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
  4. Michigan v. DoranSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  5. New York v. O'NEILLSupreme Court of the United States · 1959

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Evans v. Circuit Court of Cook County, Ill.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009
  2. Andre Jackson v. Marc ClementsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2015
  3. Leventhal v. JohnsonDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 2021
  4. Reynolds v. TerrellDistrict Court, S.D. Illinois · 2020
  5. William Evans v. Circuit Court of Cook CountyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009

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