BOONE V. BALLINGER___S.W.3d___(Ky. App. 2007) De facto custodian; doctrine of waiver and estoppel; Rebuttable presumption of paternity; Marital property (401k account) 2006-CA-001257 TO BE PUBLISHED: REVERSING AND REMANDING (ABRAMSON) DATE RENDERED: 5/4/2007Read More

Kansas is the 5th state to adopt The Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act, International Family Law reports at Preventing International Child Abduction: The Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act – which includes some specific provisions designed to prevent international child abduction – was signed into law in Kansas on April 6, 2007. Kansas is the fourth...Read More

Dan Nunley posted this wonderful story, Life Is Short, on his Oklahoma Family Law Blog: A few weeks ago, I was shuffling toward the garage with a steaming cup of coffee in one hand and the morning paper in the other. What began as a typical Saturday morning turned into one of those lessons that...Read More

In an article by Paula Reed Ward today, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports Court orders sperm donor to pay support, Death of father complicates complex case. Some quotes: The Pennsylvania Superior Court, in a recent decision, ordered that a sperm donor who had a close relationship with the two children he fathered must pay child support....Read More

Manning v. Willett, –S.W.3d – (Ky. App. 2007) Issue and Holding: Whether the district court erred in entering, sua sponte, an order for a mutual domestic violence order. The Court held yes, as the domestic violence statutes do not provide for mutual domestic violence orders under the factual scenario in the instant case.Read More

Goldsmith v. Bennett-Goldsmith, –S.W.3d – (Ky. App. 2007)Read More

Here’s an outline I presented at two consecutive LBA/AAML seminars:Read More

Having dedicated family courts has increased the number of lawyers who are proficient in the substantive areas of family law. However, as more cases are successfully mediated and fewer family law attorneys acquire trial skills before juries it is more difficult for family lawyers to develop litigation expertise. That fact makes the new Domestic Law...Read More

Results of a national survey on mediation will be posted next week at Settle It Now Negotiation Blog. You can participate in the survey by clicking here.Read More

The 10th Annual “Kicking Off Our Next Decade of Cutting Edge Topics” presented by the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Kentucky Chapter and the Louisville Bar Association received great reviews. The seminar kicked off with a panel of family court judges presenting “Top 10 Tips for Domestic Relations Practitioners.”Read More