Valerie Honeycutt Spears wrote a detailed summary in the Herald-Leader of this week’s legislative hearing in Frankfort on premature termination of parental rights.Read More

LawReader is now posting Kentucky Court of Appeals and Supreme Court decisions and a synopsis within hours of release. You must subscribe to access the full opinion and a complete digest, but the price is reasonable, especially in view of the numerous legal research tools it offers. Accessing the unpublished cases will likely become important...Read More

Case Law Development: Appointment of GAL for parent in dependency action requires notice and hearing, from the Family Law Prof Blog. In states where there is statutory authority for a GAL in dependency cases, including Kentucky, this case may be inapplicable. But see our prior post on Guardians Ad Litem where there is not statutory...Read More

Dennis Kennedy writes one of the most helpful law practice management blogs. He has a nice posting up about protecting client confidences, and another this week on public speaking. “1. Know your stuff, 2.Focus on what’s really important, really novel or really interesting, and 3. Only speak on subjects you care about to audiences you...Read More