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...
In this week's Round Up, the Kentucky Court of Appeals affirmed the Family Court decisions in all cases -- even when a few of them were shaky or at risk of reversal in our opinion. All the domestic cases were unreported this week. Despite that,...
For International Women's Day, we are reflecting on the Kentucky women in law who have fought for their place in the classroom, in the courtroom, and on the bench. ...
March is here, and with it comes another edition of the Court of Appeals Round Up from your favorite Family Law firm. This week, we have quite a few Family Court appellate opinions for your perusal. Half of them were written by Judge Acree, which...
It’s Leap Day but more importantly, it’s JaNae’s birthday! Birthdays are a special event for everyone but they are even more significant celebrations when you only get one every four years. According to the New York Times, the odds of being born on Leap Day are...
In its significant commitment to diversity and community involvement, Helmers+Associates proudly took part in the West End School’s First Annual Black History Month Read-In Challenge! The Read-In Challenge took place on February 8 and was an opportunity for adult professionals, business owners, local politicians, and...
This week, we're sitting up and taking notes on the KY Court of Appeals decisions. After last week’s snooze fest, this Round Up is full of attention-grabbing cases that have interesting implications for our own Family Court cases - and maybe yours, too. J.P. and C.P....
