When Lane v. Lane (on pre-nups) was initially rendered, I was taken aback by the division of the court. Our initial posting simply quoted from Justice Lambert’s opinion, Justice Grave’s concurring opinion and Justice McAnulty’s dissent. I thought the quotes quite clearly and tellingly illustrated insight into the high court’s view of marriage rights and...Read More
From the LA Times: Do-it-yourself divorce doesn’t always sever ties. “When Yanic Chan and Vanessa Van split up in 1995, they couldn’t afford a lawyer. So, like thousands of other people without money, they filled out the divorce paperwork themselves, with help from a friend. In November 1997, Van went to the Riverside County Courthouse...Read More
Brockman v. Craig, 205 S.W.3d 244 (Ky. App. 2006) Issues and Holdings: 1) Whether a parent, who spends more time with child than the other parent, can claim the status of primary residential parent for purposes of determining the standard to apply to a motion to relocate. The Court held no, the parent cannot claim...Read More
Marcia Oddi at Indiana Law Blog posts today Judge halts public access to Shine divorce papers, linking to the story from the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. “A special judge has sealed the divorce filings of Allen County Republican Party Chairman Steve Shine.” She has reported a number of similar stories over the last few years...Read More
Carole Levitt and Mark Rosch, authors of The Lawyer’s Guide To The Internet, have a lenghty article published at Law.com last week, Internet Research Digs Up Private Matters, covering private facts that are public record and general investigative tips. As some may recall, this tech duo presented The Cybersleuth’s Guide To The Internet in Louisville...Read More
Stan Billingsly at LawReader requested that we post the law on this fact situation: an unmarried pregnant woman wants to know if the father of her unborn child is responsible for the expenses of her pregnancy and how does she obtain reimbursement if he refuses to pay? KRS 406.011 obligates the father to pay the...Read More
Small Talk and Separate Caucuses highlights the importance of joint initial mediation sessions and the perils of shuttle mediation. Check it out. It takes a very skilled mediator to hold it together, but isn’t that what we want, very skilled mediators?Read More
New Year’s goal setting has been a ritual for more than 30 years for me. First, I buy a lovely new hard bound journal. Then, I think. Then, I brainstorm with a very close friend or two. Next, I put pen to paper. The process consumes much of the month of January, but I look...Read More
As we were pondering our past and setting goals for our future, Richard D. Shapero died yesterday at age 63. He will always be remembered for taking the Kentucky Bar Association to the United States Supreme Court, which resulted in a significant opinion striking down bar restrictions on lawyer advertising. Shapero v. Kentucky Bar Association,...Read More
