The mandate for written findings of fact and conclusions of law applies to DVO cases. CR 52.01 and KRS Chapter 403, along with the holding in Keifer, require findings in family law cases be reduced to writing. DVOs affect child custody, therefore they fall within the purview of CR 52.01. In this case, although adequate findings were made orally from the bench, the Appellate Court remands the case to the Trial Court for written findings of fact and conclusions of law.
Keifer v. Keifer, 354 S.W.3d 123, 126 (KY. 2011).
Digested by Elizabeth M. Howell
