Divorce

After either party files for divorce, the judge can issue a temporary order that is effective while the divorce is pending that does the following:

• stops the parties from taking actions involving the property of the parties;
• provides for the use, occupancy, management, and control of the property of the parties;
• stops the parties from interfering with the privacy rights of each other, including prohibiting the parties from using any electronic tracking system or from getting tracking information data to determine the other person’s location, movement, or travel patterns;
• provides for legal custody, residency, and parenting time for the couple’s minor children;
• provides for child support and spousal support;
• requires mediation between the parties on issues such as child custody, residency, division of property, parenting time, and development of a parenting plan;
• orders one party to pay for expenses related to the court case, including reasonable attorney’s fees to allow the other party to be able to prepare for trial; 
• requires an investigation by court service officers into any issue relevant to the case; and
• requires that each parent sign any necessary documents that would allow both parents to get information from, and to communicate with, any health insurance provider regarding their children’s health insurance coverage.¹

¹ Kan. Stat. § 23–2707(a)