In a rare act, the Kentucky Court of Appeals issued an emergency order against a Jefferson County Family Court Judge. It vacated an Order that took an infant from the father, Anthony, and placed the child with the biological mother, Destiny. The facts in the case...
The Kentucky Supreme Court issued only one family law decision in October, but the Opinion itself was surprising. While limited to applying one procedure rule in Family Court, the case caught many in the divorce field off guard. Jay Picard v. Katherine Knight, 2023-SC-0043 On Thursday, the...
In a productive week, the Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled on nine Family Court cases on September 27, 2024. Notably, two of them were second-time appeals that resulted in a new ruling. Read on to find out more about those cases as well as some...
This week at the Kentucky Court of Appeals, there are no earthshaking opinions, but there are cases that definitely merit discussion and a read. Let’s get down to business! Nicole Eversole v. Commonwealth of Kentucky and CHFS, 2023-CA-1010 While not technically a "family law" case, Eversolve v....
The Round Up can't tell whether the judges were taking it easy on their last vacation of the summer months or getting ready to send the kids off to school. Regardless, it was a slow few weeks at the Court of Appeals. There is just...
In a crazy week at the Court of Appeals, the Round Up reminds readers that nothing is predictable in Family Law. Up is down. Down is up. Mandatory doesn't mean mandatory and joint custody doesn't really mean joint -- if you don't want it to...
Wow! A rowdy week at the Court of Appeals. A bunch of significant cases. The issues in the Opinions published on July 11 range from Friend of the Court procedure flaws to horse doping, from de facto custody to secret hearings and ex-parte communications. For...
The June 14 Round Up has a lot of variety in it and several notable cases. It also includes a treat in the form of a successful appeal by the Helmers + Associates team! Other highlights include some great legal writing as well as some...
The June 7 Court of Appeals Round Up only has three Family Court cases, but we did a deep dive into our opinions of the Opinions to make up for our tardiness. There's a lot to learn from these few cases, so let's jump right...
To wrap up the month of May, the Court of Appeals issued a cool four Opinions on Family Court cases. The cases in the Round Up of May 31 focused more on the law part of “family law” and less on the theatrics often found...
