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Court of Appeals Declined to Extend Stepparent Adoption Exception in Hicks v. Enlow Where Grandmother Adopted Minor Child – Published Opinion from Kentucky Court of Appeals

Blackaby v. Barnes Child was born to Mother and Father. Maternal Grandmother petitioned Family Court for adoption of Child, to which Mother consented. Father contested the adoption, but he died before completion of Child’s adoption proceedings. On...

•December 11, 2019•Grandparent Visitation, Nathan R. Hardymon

Family Court Erroneously Entered DVO Without a Finding of Domestic Violence – Published Opinion from Kentucky Court of Appeals

Petrie v. Brackett, et al. After a physical altercation between Father and Son, wherein Father restrained Son so that Son could not continue hitting him, Mother filed a petition for a protective order for Son. At the...

•November 26, 2019•DVO and EPO, Nathan R. Hardymon

Appeal from Dependency, Neglect, and Abuse Dispositional Order Dismissed for Failure to Name Cabinet for Health and Family Services as a Party – Published Opinion from Kentucky Court of Appeals

M. v. Allen County Attorney’s Office, et al. Father appealed Family Court’s dispositional order in a Dependency, Neglect, and Abuse (“DNA”) matter. Father did not name the Cabinet for Health and Family Services (“the Cabinet”) as a...

•November 26, 2019•Case Law - Kentucky, Child Abuse and Neglect, Nathan R. Hardymon

Timeframe for De Facto Status Began to Run When CHFS Placed Child, Not When Parent Left Child; Court Erred in Awarding Parent Supervised Visitation Without a Finding Under KRS 403.320(3) – Published Opinion from Kentucky Court of Appeals

Hoskins v. Elliott, et al. On February 11, 2017, Mother left her nine-month-old Child with Elliott to babysit for the weekend and until Mother went to scheduled court appearances. For quite some time, Mother did not reappear,...

•November 18, 2019•Case Law - Kentucky, DeFacto Custodian, Nathan R. Hardymon

De Facto Custodian Status to Be Considered Anew Following Interruption in Status – Published Opinion from Kentucky Court of Appeals

Turner v. Hodge, et al. Child was born in March of 2005 to Murphy and Hodge, who were unmarried. In 2015, Hodge’s paternity was established, and a child support obligation was set on the same day. Turner,...

•November 12, 2019•Case Law - Kentucky, DeFacto Custodian, Nathan R. Hardymon

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Court of Appeals Declined to Extend Stepparent Adoption Exception in Hicks v. Enlow Where Grandmother Adopted Minor Child – Published Opinion from Kentucky Court of Appeals

Family Court Erroneously Entered DVO Without a Finding of Domestic Violence – Published Opinion from Kentucky Court of Appeals

Appeal from Dependency, Neglect, and Abuse Dispositional Order Dismissed for Failure to Name Cabinet for Health and Family Services as a Party – Published Opinion from Kentucky Court of Appeals

Timeframe for De Facto Status Began to Run When CHFS Placed Child, Not When Parent Left Child; Court Erred in Awarding Parent Supervised Visitation Without a Finding Under KRS 403.320(3) – Published Opinion from Kentucky Court of Appeals

De Facto Custodian Status to Be Considered Anew Following Interruption in Status – Published Opinion from Kentucky Court of Appeals

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Court of Appeals Declined to Extend Stepparent Adoption Exception in Hicks v. Enlow Where Grandmother Adopted Minor Child – Published Opinion from Kentucky Court of Appeals

Family Court Erroneously Entered DVO Without a Finding of Domestic Violence – Published Opinion from Kentucky Court of Appeals

Appeal from Dependency, Neglect, and Abuse Dispositional Order Dismissed for Failure to Name Cabinet for Health and Family Services as a Party – Published Opinion from Kentucky Court of Appeals

Timeframe for De Facto Status Began to Run When CHFS Placed Child, Not When Parent Left Child; Court Erred in Awarding Parent Supervised Visitation Without a Finding Under KRS 403.320(3) – Published Opinion from Kentucky Court of Appeals

De Facto Custodian Status to Be Considered Anew Following Interruption in Status – Published Opinion from Kentucky Court of Appeals

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