In an opinion rendered today which is designated to be published, but not yet final, the Kentucky Court of Appeals held KY lacked jurisdiction under the UIFSA to modify support as neither parent nor the child resided any longer in KY, but retained jurisdiciton to enforce its judgment as to arrearages. Gibson v. Gibson.Read More

Crouch v. Crouch, 201 S.W.3d 463 (Ky. 2006) Issue and Holding: Whether order stating that the mother had been called to active military duty and that the parties agreed the child would reside with the father “until further orders of the court” is a temporary order or permanent modification of a joint custody order. The...Read More

In May, 2006 when we posted some of the proposed civil rules changes, we tracked the changes so you could see what was added and/or deleted from the proposed rule. The changes were not hightlighted when finalized and published in the Bench and Bar, so we thought it might be helpful to repost so you...Read More

Stratton v. Commonwealth, 182 S.W.3d 516 (Ky. 2006) Issue and Holding: Whether the Cabinet for Families and Children is protected by the doctrine of governmental immunity from suit. The Court held yes, since the Cabinet’s investigations into allegations that a child was abused and its subsequent actions were discretionary, there was no waiver of immunity...Read More

Rayborn v. Rayborn, 185 S.W.3d 641 (Ky. 2006) Issue and Holding:Read More

New article about Collaborative Divorce, in ABA Young Lawyers Division newsletter, summarizes key features of this important new divorce process and Want to know what young lawyers are saying about collaborative divorce? are two new posts by Pauline Tessler in at Family Law News Blog.Read More

Bluegrass Reports notes that a covenant marriage bill (BR409) has been pre-filed in the Kentucky legislature. Check out the lively comments. Thanks to Michael O’Dell Walker for directing me to this post.Read More

Welch v. Velten, 185 S.W.3d 163 (Ky. 2006) Issue and Holding: Whether a party’s motion to dismiss her opponent’s appeal pursuant to Kentucky Rules of Civil Procedure (CR) 76.34(6) suspends the running of time within which that party may file a notice of cross-appeal, pending a ruling on the motion to dismiss. The Court held...Read More

Ben Cowgill’s Legal Ethics Newsletter posted some jewels about internet journalism, Law-related blogs: following in the footsteps of Thomas Jefferson: If Thomas Jefferson were alive today, there can be little doubt that he would have a law-related blog. He loved to write. He loved to share information and ideas with other people. He once said...Read More

“Kentucky looks to speed up adoptions”, is the Courier-Journal front page headline reporting on the Blue Ribbon Panel on Adoption meeting in Frankfort yesterday. The online edition link to today’s article was not yet available at the early hour of this posting. What an informative and productive meeting it appears to have been.Read More