Some strange things were afoot at the Kentucky Supreme Court in December. Read on for a significant case in custody cases involving parents versus nonparents. Also, a case on sanctions against counsel in an appeal, followed by some interesting criminal cases. Debbie Appleman, Nick Appleman, and...
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...
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...
