Qaisi v. Alaeddin Family Court declined to recognize three legal documents from courts in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The three documents are as follows: (1) a divorce certificate, (2) a document memorializing an agreement between the parties whereby “[t]he custody of the children…shall be proved for the second party [Qaisi]” (the document did not explain...Read More

French v. French  Trial court modified a timesharing agreement to allow Mother more time with the parties’ minor child. Under the Trial Court’s Order, Father had visitation with the minor child from Monday at 6:00 p.m. until Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. and every other weekend from Friday at 6:00 p.m. until Monday at 6:00 p.m....Read More

Barnett v. White   Father filed a petition seeking joint custody and equal timesharing of the parties’ minor child. Mother argued that Father should not be granted joint custody because his behavior “made it impossible for the parties’ to work together in the best interest of the child.”  An agreed temporary order was entered adopting...Read More

Commonwealth of Kentucky, Cabinet for Health and Family Services v. NBD Under the Immigration and Nationality Act, an undocumented juvenile immigrant may apply for permanent residency by obtaining special immigration status. To obtain special immigration status, the immigrant child must present findings to a state juvenile court that satisfy certain criteria. A Family Court declined...Read More

Ford v. Ford   Trial court refused to set aside a handwritten Mediation Agreement Order signed by the parties and their attorneys and incorporated into the dissolution decree. The Agreement was never formalized into a typewritten document. The parties did not have any appraisals of their residential and commercial real property performed to aid in dividing...Read More

Martin v. Commonwealth of Kentucky Cabinet For Health and Family Services Trial Court Ordered Father to pay $161.00 per month in child support and $25.00 per month toward an arrearage to his Former Wife. The parties’ settlement agreement provided that “parties shall not pay any amount of child support to either party as agreed upon...Read More

Kruger v. Hamm Trial Court granted joint custody of Daughter to Mother and a Couple that lived next door to Mother. When Daughter was born, Mother and Daughter moved in with the Couple for a very brief period of time. Mother eventually obtained an apartment, but visited the Couple’s house every other day. The couple...Read More

Wattenberger v. Wattenberger   Trial Court ordered the parties’ marital home to be sold to compensate former wife for her maintenance claim, with the net proceeds of the sale divided 65% to former wife and 35% to former husband. The record lacked an appraisal or valuation of the property and no findings were made to...Read More

Meinders v. Middleton Trial court granted temporary custody of minor child to women believed to be the child’s biological paternal grandmother and aunt. Four days after the dependency, abuse, and neglect hearing, which biological mother failed to attend, biological mother requested a paternity test for a man she believed to be the child’s true biological...Read More

Berzansky v. Parrish Trial Court denied Father’s motion to modify custody of the parties’ minor child, which was registered as a foreign judgment in the Jefferson County Family Court. The Trial Court considered Father’s motion for modification of a custody decree pursuant to KRS 403.340(3), which states “If a Court in this state has jurisdiction...Read More