A digest of Hines v. Carpenter will be posted shortly. It affirms the denial of motion to compel lump sum payment for damages where father posted supersedeas bond on judgment for back child support.Read More

BELL V. CARTWRIGHT MODIFICATION OF CHILD SUPPORT 2008-CA-001137 PUBLISHED: VACATING AND REMANDING PANEL: LAMBERT PRESIDING; TAYLOR AND GRAVES CONCUR COUNTY: CLARK DATE RENDERED: 1/16/2009Read More

Bell v. Cartwright, et al. Child support increase reversed where no substantial evidence to show the increase related to child’s reasonable needs and not simply father’s increased income. Father is employed by Miami Dolphins.Read More

KOERNER V. KOERNER CHILD SUPPORT JURISDICTION 2008-CA-000080 PUBLISHED: VACATING THOMPSON PRESIDING COUNTY: OLDHAM DATE RENDERED: 10/17/2008 Mom alleged that TC lacked subject matter jurisdiction over child support modification.Read More

BRAUSCH V. BRAUSCH 2007-CA-002198 PUBLISHED: AFFIRMING PANEL: THOMPSON PRESIDING; VANMETER, HENRY CONCUR COUNTY: KENTON DATE RENDERED: 9/12/2008 Dad appealed from TC’s order awarding child support (“CS”) to Mom, arguing that TC miscalculated CS owed; TC erroneously refused to abate CS during his summer parenting time; and TC should have included the earned income tax credit...Read More

MARSHALL V. COM. 2007-CA-001320 PUBLISHED: VACATING AND REMANDING PANEL: TAYLOR PRESIDING; CLAYTON, MOORE CONCUR COUNTY: GRAVES DATE RENDERED: 8/28/2008 Father appealed TC’s order revoking his conditional discharge upon offense of flagrant nonsupport.Read More

Downs v. Downs 2007-CA-000979 PUBLISHED: AFFIRMING PANEL: CLAYTON PRESIDING; VANMETER AND KNOPF CONCUR COUNTY: NELSON At TC, Adult Child argued that per terms of Marital Settlement Agreement between his biological parents, a constructive trust should be imposed on deceased Dad’s life insurance proceeds. Adult Child appealed from TC’s order granting Summary Judgment to Stepmother.Read More

MCKINNEY V. MCKINNEY 2006-CA-002132 PUBLISHED: REVERSING AND REMANDING PANEL: DIXON PRESIDING; NICKELL, GRAVES CONCUR COUNTY: JEFFERSON Ex-Husband appealed from TC’s order imputing to him a monthly income of $8,000 for the purposes of establishing child support in accordance with the Kentucky Child Support Guidelines.Read More

McKinney v. McKinney, court imputed income to part-time attorney and real estate “flipper” but did not make finding he was voluntarily underemployed and did not set out more specific findings. Since findings are essential to this judgment, case was reversed for further findings. A digest will follow. There is no link to the case here...Read More

Jewell v. Jewell, –S.W.3d—(Ky. App. 2008), 2007-CA-000420-MRRead More