Rankin v. Coffman. UPDATE: Discretionary review granted by Kentucky Supreme Court August 15, 2007. Issue and Holding: Whether the trial court had subject matter jurisdiction in a modification of child custody case. The Court held no, the trial court did not have proper subject matter jurisdiction.Read More

Shown v. Shown, 2004-CA-000988-MR. Discretionary review granted June 7, 2006; not for publication by operation of CR 76.28(4). Here’s the digest of the Court of Appeals decision: Issue and Holding: Whether husband’s entire Kentucky Teacher’s Retirement Account is exempt from division as marital property pursuant to KRS 161.700. The Court held yes, such retirement is...Read More

Horvath v. Horvath, 2004-CA-002591-MR, designated not to be published, discretionary review granted 4/11/2007 Here’s the digest of the Court of Appeals decision:Read More

Thomas v. Thomas, 2004 CA-001997-MR, designated not to be published, discretionary review granted. Issue and Holding: Whether the trial court erred in denying wife an evidentiary hearing and adopting the Domestic Relations Commissioner’s four year old recommended findings of fact and conclusions of law. The Court held no, either party could have requested that the...Read More

Thanks to Michael Stevens for letting us know at Kentucky Cases that a list of pending cases in which discretionary review has been granted by the Kentucky Supreme Court is available online. We have already digested all but two of the family law cases, and those will be coming shortly.Read More

Baker v. Coombs, ___S.W.3d___ (Ky. App. 2007) Issue and Holding: Whether an attorney owed any duty to an opposing party in a divorce case. The Court held no, the attorney owed no duty under the facts of this case. Facts:Read More

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On the evening of the last day of the 2007 session, the “Boni” bill finally passed, named for Boni Frederick, the western Kentucky social worker murdered last year after she took a child on what was to have been a final home visit with the mother. The legislation includes funding for centers where supervised visitation...Read More

Last month we reported here on a “not to be published” relocation case in which the Kentucky Supreme Court granted discretionary review. Now there is another. While we still fret about whether to digest “not to be published’ decisions, it certainly seems worthwhile to do so for those which are being entertained on discretionary review....Read More

On April 4 at 1:30pm, The Kentucky Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments in Louisville in an expedited appeal, Boone v. Ballinger. The court’s calendar describes the case:Read More