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

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 Discretionary review granted June 7, 2006; not for publication by operation of CR 76.28(4).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Horvath v. Horvath, 2004-CA-002591-MR, designated not to be published, discretionary review granted 4/11/2007 Here’s the digest of the Court of Appeals decision:Read More