It was a mixed bag from the Kentucky Court of Appeals this week in the Family Law field. One or two noteworthy cases. One of which should be reported, but wasn't. The others were lackluster. Indeed, this week's output is worth a gander and will...
Low numbers, high in quality. Just a couple of cases this week, but both are absolutely worth reading. The unreported case is the real gem -- and may be a candidate for Unreported Case of the Year honors. M.D. v. M.S.; A.D.-S., a child; and Commonwealth...
We are proud to announce a meaningful win for our client, Jonah Bevin, who is now empowered to seek the support he was long denied. In a detailed and decisive order entered on May 16, 2025, Judge Angela Johnson of Jefferson County Circuit Court ruled...
For the week of January 24, the Kentucky Court of Appeals dropped a whopping eight family court related rulings. Several of them are worth a read, both on the Round Up and in full. Michael Scott Adkins v. Allison Thomas Adkins, 2023-CA-1142 Although unreported, this case will...
As family lawyers, we see more heartbreak than happy endings most days and Valentine’s Day is no exception. If you’re feeling not quite (or definitely not) in love this February 14, put on our second rendition of A Valentine’s Day Playlist from Your Divorce Lawyer. The...
For our first Round Up of 2025, the Court of Appeals gave us a bit of a wild week. There is one reported case and two more that seem run-of-the-mill. However, each case has a pretty interesting set of facts and are all worth a...
In a productive week, the Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled on nine Family Court cases on September 27, 2024. Notably, two of them were second-time appeals that resulted in a new ruling. Read on to find out more about those cases as well as some...
In a crazy week at the Court of Appeals, the Round Up reminds readers that nothing is predictable in Family Law. Up is down. Down is up. Mandatory doesn't mean mandatory and joint custody doesn't really mean joint -- if you don't want it to...
The three family law cases from the Court of Appeals from the week of July 19 run the gamut again. We are starting with a five star neglect and abuse case that is a must-read, followed by some more routine cases to round us out...
Wow! A rowdy week at the Court of Appeals. A bunch of significant cases. The issues in the Opinions published on July 11 range from Friend of the Court procedure flaws to horse doping, from de facto custody to secret hearings and ex-parte communications. For...
