Kevin Ireland created his blog in January 2008. He called it "My Divorce Sucks."
"If you are reading this then you probably know me," his first post begins. "I needed a way to let everyone know what is going on with my divorce without having to rehash things all the time."
Kevin's wife, Kimberly Ireland, had filed for divorce on March 19, 2007, after 14 years of marriage. The couple had a young son and a teenage daughter. Kevin worked an IT job, and Kimberly was a lawyer who had recently left her position at a large firm to become a partner in a new, storefront practice, McKee & Ireland LLC. Aaron McKee, Kimberly's law partner, was also serving as her attorney in the divorce.
What started as a simple legal proceeding between the Irelands soon mutated into a vicious, scorched-earth campaign. As court filings accumulated, the Irelands' respective attorneys poured gasoline on the flames. A Johnson County judge eventually called it a "classic War of the Roses-type situation" and described the Ireland family as "bizarre."
The Irelands' differences seemed irreconcilable, but when Kimberly phoned Kevin in July 2008, suggesting that they reunite, Kevin readily agreed. Friends say Kevin adored his wife and would have done anything for her.
"If anything, he was a doormat," says Alison McElroy, a friend and former co-worker of Kevin's.
Kimberly's offer was conditional: She wanted Kevin to fire his lawyer, Edward Byrne. In turn, Kimberly said she would rescind the requests for protective orders that she had filed against Kevin in Johnson County District Court. They could be a family again, Kimberly said, and maybe even move to Florida for a fresh start.
At the time, the $70,000 that Kevin estimated he had spent on legal fees made reconciliation that much more attractive. Ignoring warnings from friends and family, Kevin did as Kimberly asked. He fired Byrne, sold his refrigerator and his washer and dryer, cashed his 401(k), and asked his boss for permission to transfer to his company's Florida office.
Then Kimberly sent Kevin a text message announcing that she had changed her mind.
Kevin was humiliated. On Friday, July 18, 2008, he sent text messages to Kimberly and his mother, then chased a handful of pills with alcohol. When Kimberly, who had a key to his townhouse, let herself in to check on him, she discovered him unconscious and called for an ambulance. He recovered at Olathe Medical Center and spent two weeks at a psychiatric hospital before returning home.
It might have been the cruelest chapter in the Irelands' battle, but it wasn't the weirdest.
If the ferocity of a legal dispute can be measured in the amount of paperwork its parties generate, the Irelands' divorce isn't the nastiest in Johnson County's recent history. That title most likely belongs to the split between Ronald Deffenbaugh, the wealthy founder of the region's largest trash collection company, and his first wife. A Johnson County domestic lawyer — one of the few who wasn't involved in that litigation — calls that case, filed in 1990, "truly legendary." The physical files in the Deffenbaugh divorce have been destroyed, but the lawyer estimates that there were as many as 1,000 separate filings, enough to fill a small storage room.
The Deffenbaugh divorce was understandably huge because it involved millions of dollars in assets. The Irelands, by contrast, had hardly any marital assets or property to dispute. In 2007, Kevin and Kimberly were still paying off their student loans and had no more than $15,000 in equity in their Lenexa home.
At the height of their legal battle, a judge reminded the Irelands that they owed it to their children to come to an agreement. "Get your kids' pictures out of your billfolds and blow them up and put them on the wall," he instructed.
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The recording to Kimberly's disciplinary hearing:
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and the lies continue...
Aaron Mckee is a dirty lawyer. Why would any human being want kids with the women who shoves cocaine up her nose. Sad for two little boys. Talked father into dropping divorce and got the drug sniffer her boys. Hope you can sleep at night Aaron. Especially when you are sleeping with the women! I know her personally.
I have experience with several of the players in this saga.
Unfortunately, I went thru a bad divorce too.
For all you who are looking for input, heres mine:
Kevin Morarity: A jack ass who should not be a judge!
Thomas Foster: Not perfect by any means but usually figures it out for the most part given time. Has some quirks about him that make it a bit scary sometimes. Likes to give lectures that do little good in these kinds of cases. For the most part a good judge but not well liked by the lawyers that go up in front of him.
Ed Byrne: One damn good bright attorney with a hot Irish temper! Unfortunately that temper gets in his way, sometimes. Dont let this skinny little guy fool you. He's like a Chawawa with the bite of a Rot Whieler. His sense of humor can be stress relieving for the client.
Hes gone from practice in this area, I believe. Maybe this case was the reason for his burnout?
Alan Slater: Well-respected by area attorneys.
Kimberly Ireland: Got what she deserved.
Kimberly Ireland's disciplinary case moves forward - http://judicial.kscourts.org:7780/pls/coa/CLERKS_OFFICE.list_case_detail?i_case_number=105322&i_case_name= The Panel recommended indefinite suspension rather than disbarment.
Well "Noah" (dogs name perhaps?) - thank you for verifying that you met with Kim and Aaron.
The Guardian Ad Litem in this matter actually took Kimberly's side. Turns out Kimberly was the attorney in a divorce where the Guardian Ad Litem was opposing counsel and wheeled a deal to gain leverage in both matters.... Johnson County's finest!
Kimberly Ireland's disciplinary case moves forward - http://judicial.kscourts.org:7780/pls/coa/CLERKS_OFFICE.list_case_detail?i_case_number=105322&i_case_name=
The Panel recommended indefinite suspension rather than disbarment.
Well "Noah" (dogs name perhaps?) - thank you for verifying that you met with Kim and Aaron.
The Guardian Ad Litem in this matter actually took Kimberly's side. Turns out Kimberly was the attorney in a divorce where the Guardian Ad Litem was opposing counsel and wheeled a deal to gain leverage in both matters.... Johnson County's finest!
Kevin Ireland was VERY lucky to have Ed Byrne at his side.My girlfriend had Judge Eisenhower who was a super bumbling ass.
After 4 crappy attorney's. She hired Ed Byrne.Even after the therapist recommended their son go with the mother.The judge sent him with the dad. Well that was 10 years ago.the kid has yet to graduate High school at 19 yrs old. His dad ruined what was a good kid.Thanks Judge Eisenhower Prior to Moriarty becoming a judge I had spoken to him on other matters. He is one of the good guys to me.
Kevin Ireland was VERY lucky to have Ed Byrne at his side.My girlfriend had Judge Eisenhower who was a super bumbling ass. After 4 crappy attorney's. She hired Ed Byrne.Even after the therapist recommended their son go with the mother.The judge sent him with the dad. Well that was 10 years ago.the kid has yet to graduate High school at 19 yrs old. His dad ruined what was a good kid.Thanks Judge Eisenhower Prior to Moriarty becoming a judge I had spoken to him on other matters. He is one of the good guys to me.
the problem is not her or him. it is marriage. it is a legal institution that is archaic. the feminist movement has rendered it unnecessary.
the problem is not her or him. it is marriage. it is a legal institution that is archaic. the feminist movement has rendered it unnecessary.
what a laugh. only in johnson county, and ONLY with moriarty as the judge. there couldnt be a more ignorant judge in all the land. i got screwed by that moron as well. he loves to screw the man in EVERY settlement. he said "while my child was in school, i was not his parent" and took parenting time from me. "while my child is asleep"... i dont get parenting time either. but the judge IDIOT wouldnt give me his number so he could be called when there was an emergency with MY child!! and yet he GAVE my childs mother all kinds of extra time so i wouldnt get a dime in child support.(while my child lived with me 85% of the time.)i had to pay child support. moriarty needs to be REMOVED FROM THE BENCH!!! he makes personal comments towards people in the courtroom, but you cant say anything back to that idiot, or he will screw you harder. my advise to everyone(man) getting a divorce in kansas: DONT FILE IN JOHNSON COUNTY!!!! MORONarty will get you.
what a laugh. only in johnson county, and ONLY with moriarty as the judge. there couldnt be a more ignorant judge in all the land. i got screwed by that moron as well. he loves to screw the man in EVERY settlement. he said "while my child was in school, i was not his parent" and took parenting time from me. "while my child is asleep"... i dont get parenting time either. but the judge IDIOT wouldnt give me his number so he could be called when there was an emergency with MY child!! and yet he GAVE my childs mother all kinds of extra time so i wouldnt get a dime in child support.(while my child lived with me 85% of the time.)i had to pay child support. moriarty needs to be REMOVED FROM THE BENCH!!! he makes personal comments towards people in the courtroom, but you cant say anything back to that idiot, or he will screw you harder. my advise to everyone(man) getting a divorce in kansas: DONT FILE IN JOHNSON COUNTY!!!! MORONarty will get you.
Kimberly's perceptions were impaired by stress
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BS like that is what makes me cry about our system and our mentality in this country. Just going on this article, it seems rather obvious what/who the problem was. Sure it could be a bias article, but having dated women like this, well You wonder what happens to the good guys. here it is. Once you go thorugh a woman like this, you kind of find being single rather nice, forever. That or we become bitter jerks.
Kimberly's perceptions were impaired by stress -- BS like that is what makes me cry about our system and our mentality in this country. Just going on this article, it seems rather obvious what/who the problem was. Sure it could be a bias article, but having dated women like this, well You wonder what happens to the good guys. here it is. Once you go thorugh a woman like this, you kind of find being single rather nice, forever. That or we become bitter jerks.
It's nice to see that she did lose her license because it's clear she abused her 'knowledge' of the law in this case. The sad part is that I'm sure that meant her salary went down and he had to pay more. What an evil B*tch. I really feel bad for this guy. In all actuality he should be able to sue her lover McKey for losses.
It's nice to see that she did lose her license because it's clear she abused her 'knowledge' of the law in this case. The sad part is that I'm sure that meant her salary went down and he had to pay more. What an evil B*tch. I really feel bad for this guy. In all actuality he should be able to sue her lover McKey for losses.
Where I come from She would have had a cinder block tied around her ankle and thrown into the Hudson River... She cheats and he gets screwed great system we have!
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