Divorce Law Journal

Court of Appeals January 17, 2025 Minutes Jessica Allgeier v. Jeffrey Wagner, No. 2024-CA-0496-MR Jefferson Circuit Court http://opinions.kycourts.net/COA/2024-CA-000496.PDF COURT OF APPEALS DETERMINES APPROPRIATE VENUE FOR WIFE’S CLAIM RELATED TO HUSBAND’S BUSINESS Wife and Husband filed for divorce in...

Debbie Appleman; Nick Appleman; and Ryan Roberts v. Briana Gebell, No. 2024-SC-0137-DGE Bracken Circuit Court 2024-SC-0137-DGE.pdf KENTUCKY SUPREME COURT CONSIDERS WHETHER PERMANENT CUSTODY ORDER AMOUNTED TO CUSTODY DECREE Child was born in 2016. In his first two years...

In a contentious post-dissolution custody case, Father’s child support increased multiple times over a three-year period before he filed a motion to modify custody and timesharing, to reallocate the child tax exemption, and for reimbursement of childcare costs...

In a contentious post-decree custody matter, the family court appointed a Friend of the Court (FOC) after Father moved to modify the existing custody and timesharing order. The FOC filed his report, in which he cited the children’s...

Father sought an award of attorney fees in a child support modification matter pursuant to CR 68(3). He argued that he was entitled to reimbursement of his attorney fees because Mother ran up his discovery costs after he...