The Court of Appeals had a slow week -- at least in the area of Family Law cases - during the week of May 17. There was only one case, and, in all candor, it was a snoozer. On the other hand, the Court turned...
Despite grad season being in full swing, last week was an uneventful week at the Court of Appeals. Best summed up as: (1) the civil contempt CLE refresher, (2) the perfect example of why everyone hates divorce attorneys, and (3) the one where he did...
The first Friday in May is the Kentucky Oaks race day. Louisville dockets are typically light, and local schools are closed. Kentuckians are having brunch and getting the mint julep fixings from local liquor vendors. Despite all of that, it was business as usual for...
The Kentucky Court of Appeals came out with a trio of Family Law cases this week that ran the gamut from must-read to ignore-at-all-costs. We’ve arranged them from best to boring for your convenience but as always you’re welcome to read them all should the...
This Round-Up is double-barrelled with highlights from the minutes of the Court of Appeals from April 12 and April 19. Tune back in tomorrow for another Round Up post! April 12 Jaswinder Singh v. Harvinder Kaur, 2022-CA-0855 In an appeal from Daviess County, the Court of Appeals affirmed...
The third and final Round Up posted this week ends the barrage of cases with a bang! With several substantive cases - including one with a feature of your favorite Round Up-authoring law firm - you’ve got a good read ahead of you. Happy Friday! Timothy...
The Kentucky Court of Appeals issued three opinions last week, March 25-29. All of them are worth reading and bookmarking – but not because the Opinions are correct. The first conflicts with a recent ruling from the Supremes. The others are just sloppy. Collectively, the...
Recently, we had a stampede of family law cases from the Kentucky Court of Appeals. There were ten (10!) Opinions regarding family law rulings during the week of March 18-22, 2024. Almost every facet of family law is represented here, from child support and maintenance...
Despite our special Supremes edition of the Round Up yesterday, this was a slow week at the Kentucky Court of Appeals. (Have the judges gone on Spring Break already?) Despite the low numbers, the only two Family Court appeals still deserve a look. Gordon Smith v....
The Kentucky Supreme Court (hereinafter "The Supremes") issued an Opinion on child custody jurisdiction this morning. The decision is based on the application of the Unified Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA), which the Supremes acknowledge was "enacted with the intent to ‘discourage jurisdictional controversies...
