Cabinet for Health and Family Services v. B.N.T. and K.S. Clark Circuit Court In 2016, a child was born to mother K.S. Prior to the child’s birth, K.S. had an intimate relationship with B.N.T., a married man and, at the time, Clark County Attorney. Based on the timing of their relationship, B.N.T. wished to establish...Read More

Many people enjoy a very close relationship with their stepparent or stepchild.  Sometimes this bond is just as strong as if the individuals were in fact parent and child biologically.  However, it is important to remember that for most legal purposes, a stepparent and stepchild relationship is entirely meaningless.  You should never make assumptions about...Read More

HARRY L. SEEGER V. SHARON LANHAM Unmarried mother filed an action to establish paternity and set child support. On May 24, 2012 the District Court set child support, and awarded pre-petition support. The District Court ordered that the child’s social security dependent benefits satisfied Father’s child support obligation, and ordered that the surplus dependent benefit...Read More

SEEGER V. LANHAM Unmarried mother filed an action to establish paternity and set child support. On May 24, 2012 the District Court set child support, and awarded pre-Petition support. The District Court ordered that the child’s social security dependent benefits satisfied Father’s child support obligation, and ordered that the surplus dependent benefit could act as...Read More

K.W. V. J.S. In Family Court, father made a CR 60.02 motion more than three years after entry of a paternity judgment, arguing the biological mother made material misrepresentations to him to induce him to agree to a paternity judgment. The Family Court denied the CR 60.02 motion and discontinued child support. The Appellate Court...Read More

J.K. v. N.J.A.; Honorable Linda Bramlage, Boone County Family Court Judge; and Honorable Bailey Taylor, 2012-CA-000897-ME Published: AffirmingRead More

Hughes v. Hughes, 2012-CA-000077-ME Published:   Affirming   County:  Jefferson Ex-Husband appealed FC’s order denying his CR 60.02 to terminate child support for child not biologically related to him. FACTS:Read More

J.D.C v. CHFS, 2012-CA-000670-ME Published:   Reversing and Remanding    County:  Barren Putative Father appealed FC’s judgment of paternity, claiming he should have been granted evidentiary hearing.     FACTS:Read More

J.P. v. S.B.B. and B.B. No. 2011-CA-000516-ME Published: Opinion Vacating and Remanding County: Pulaski J.P. appeals an Order of Pulaski Circuit Court denying his petition to establish paternity, custody, visitation, and child support.Read More

S.B. v. M.C. No. 2009-CA-000966-ME Published: Opinion Reversing and Remanding County: Scott S.B. appeals from the Scott Family Court’s dismissal of his action to establish paternity of L.R.C., a minor child born to M.C., for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.Read More