Cheney v. Poore

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Rosen, J.:

Jeanna Cheney appeals the Court of Appeals’ decision affirming the district court’s award of residential custody of her daughter, Justine Poore, to Justine’s father, Zachary Poore. Like the Court of Appeals, we conclude that the district court erred in applying K.S.A. 2013 Supp. 23-3207(b) (dividing the residency of full siblings between their parents) to the residential custody determination before it. But, unlike the Court of Appeals, we cannot overlook this error. The district court’s memorandum decision shows that the error led to the…