State ex rel. Kansas Social & Rehabilitation Services v. R.L.P.

PHILLIP R. GARRISON, Judge.

R.L.P. (“Father”) appeals a judgment entered by the trial court awarding custody of A.L.M., J.L.P., and K.K.P. (the “children”) to D.K.M. (“Mother”). He contends that the judgment was erroneous because it was entered without requiring the appointed guardian ad litem to make a report of his investigation and recommendations concerning the best interests of the children, and also because the trial court failed to make sufficient findings concerning the childrens’ best interests. We reverse and remand the case for a new trial.

Mother and Father met in 1989 and lived…