The International Academy of Collaborative Professionals has released this response to the recent Colorado Ethics Opinion prohibiting the use of four-way agreements in collaborative practice. Thanks to the Family Law News Blog for this update.Read More

The 56 page Maryland decision in In Re Roberto d B. rendered last week can be found here. KRISTEN WYATT, Associated Press, Wednesday, May 16, 2007 writes: A surrogate mother who has no genetic connection to the baby she is carrying does not have to be listed as the mother on a birth certificate, Maryland’s...Read More

The digest follows for Nordike v. Nordike, 2004-CA-002242-MR, designated not to be published. Discretionary review was granted by Supreme Court 5/10/06 and oral arguments were held 5/17/07. You can read the briefs filed in the Kentucky Supreme Court here, courtesy of SCOKY Blog, via Chase Law School.Read More

What does Intellectual Property have to do with divorce law? Well, if it is property and it has value the IP belongs on the asset division spreadsheet. Mediator Victoria Pynchon has launched the new IP ADR Blog on which she posts about the value of domain names, And While You’re At It, Throw In The...Read More

It was bound to happen. Maybe it is not the first family law case to be blogged by a litigant, but it’s the first I have seen. I found it troubling to see a party to a pending case blogging his evidence on the internet. We assume judges read blogs. If I represented the opposing...Read More

T.G. v. Com. –S.W.3d—(Ky. App. 2007), Termination of parental rights. Issues and Holdings: 1. Whether KRS 625.090(1)(a)1 is constitutional. The Court held yes, if the statute is correctly applied. However, the family court did not correctly apply the statute. 2. Whether the family court’s findings under KRS 625.090 were supported by substantial evidence. The Court...Read More

The Kentucky Supreme Court has stayed a trial in Rhoades v. Ricketts, expedited the briefing schedule in the matter of J.N.R., et al. v. Hon. Joseph O’Reilly, Judge, Jefferson Family Court, 2007-SC-000175-MR, and has scheduled oral arguments September 12, 2007, at 9:00 a.m., at the University of Kentucky College of Law courtroom, 620 Limestone Street,...Read More

Oral arguments in Hinshaw#1 digested here will be held by the Kentucky Supreme Court Wednesday, September 12, 2007 at 10:00am at the University of Kentucky College of Law Courtroom, 620 S. Limestone Street, Lexington, KY. It remains to be seen whether discretionary review will be sought in Boone v. Ballinger, digested here, how the Supreme...Read More

BLOCK V. BLOCK___SW3d___(Ky.App. 2007) FAMILY LAW: MAINTENANCE MODIFICATION (CO-HABITATION FACTORS) 2005-CA-000666 TO BE PUBLISHED: VACATING AND REMANDING (MOORE) DATE RENDERED: 5/4/2007Read More

Wallace v. Wallace, –S.W.3d –(Ky. App. 2007) Issues and Holdings: 1. Whether under the UCCJEA Kentucky has jurisdiction to modify the visitation order as to all, none, or only the oldest child, who has resided in Kentucky for a period exceeding six months. The Court held that the trial court had continuing jurisdiction to modify...Read More