We are trying something new here at the Round Up! Although we've tried to be as consistent as possible, a few Round Ups last year fell through the cracks. So in addition to weekly Friday Round Ups, we hope to bring you a Throwback Thursday...
Sadly, the Kentucky Court of Appeals issued no family law decisions this week. No reported decisions, no unreported decisions. Nothing. The criminal tally is similarly bleak. The Court of Appeals favored the prosecution in every case. Final score of Cops 4, Robbers 0. A criminal cases...
Although there are no published cases from the week of January 16, this Round Up is definitely worth a read. DVOs, IPOs, and many more acronyms, oh my. We've linked all of the Round Up cases and many of the cited cases for everyone's further...
One dynamite case and one dud this week. Plus, the weekly criminal tally. It's time for the Round Up! Evangeline Allen v. Byron Newton and T.N., a minor child, 2025-CA-0304 If unpublished opinions didn't matter, this one wouldn't. But they do — and this one is dynamite. In...
There are three cases from the Kentucky Court of Appeals from the week of December 12. Read on to see the ins and outs of them according to us here at the Round Up. Denetta Kaye Cornett v. Jack Wayne Cornett, 2024-CA-0028 In this case, Judge Acree...
Charli Tamika Sparks v. Gareth John Sparks, 2024-CA-1370 This week's Round Up brings a critical (and unfortunately, common) procedural reminder from the Court of Appeals in a custody dispute out of Wolfe County Family Court. The Opinion, authored by Judge Eckerle, serves as a textbook example...
After a lackluster few months from the Court of Appeals, the Round Up now has a stampede of essential cases. The common theme here is judicial impropriety and recusal issues. However, there is something here for everyone—time to grab an easy chair and a stiff...
There is one case of note - involving personal jurisdiction of all things. The others are small fry cases. Enjoy. Lance Richard Motter v. Victoria Cruse Motter, 2024-CA-1369 Every law student remembers the endless Civil Procedure 1 discussions about personal jurisdiction. Most of us thought those lessons...
One case of note this week is in the area of child support. If followed correctly, this reported case should be of use to the Family Court bench and bar. Chad Herl v. Haley Herl, 2024-CA-0412 The Kentucky Court of Appeals (Judge Jones writing) weighed in on...
August was an interesting month for the Supreme Court of Kentucky. One big case in family law. And a collection of cases for our criminal defense friends. (Spoiler alert: Most of the criminal cases are not good.) David Lemaster v. Kendra Stiltner; Christopher Clay Stiltner; and...
