In an important decision last week, Janet Miller-Jenkins v. Lisa Miller-Jenkins, the Virginia Court of Appeals held that Virginia must give full faith and credit under the federal Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act to a custody determination made by a Vermont court growing out of a Vermont civil union. The opinion determined that DOMA did not...Read More

Com., Cabinet for Health & Family Services ex rel. M.H. v. R.H., 199 S.W.3d 201 (Ky.App., 2006) Issue and Holding: Whether the doctrine of issue preclusion applied to bar the Cabinet from introducing evidence of prior sexual abuse perpetrated against siblings of the infant by the parents at an adjudication hearing regarding the removal of...Read More

Janet Jangjhar’s Florida Divorce Law Blog has a number of very interesting recent posts: A Close-up Look at Routine Bans on Travel with Children of Failed Relationships Is There Such a Thing as Gay Divorce Outside Massachusetts?Read More

Denzik v. Denzik, 197 S.W.3d 108 (Ky., 2006)Read More

Many corporations are feeling the heat and have been in the news for back-dating stock options. This Forbes article posits that the issue may have a gnarly impact on such options in the event of divorce. It doesn’t suggest solutions, but sometimes the important thing is to be aware that there may be a problem...Read More

Pro Se divorce litigants are increasing common in family courts, approaching 70% of cases in some areas. The Jefferson County Kentucky Family Court and Louisville Bar Association are assembling forms for these litigants to use. Law.com reports that two Massachusetts family courts are experimenting with lawyers providing limited representation. “Litigants who might have appeared before...Read More

Issue and Holding: Whether one who is not a parent but who has nevertheless participated substantially in the support and rearing of a child for a significant period of time has standing to claim a right of custody or visitation upon discontinuance of the cohabitational relationship with the parent. The Court held no, such person...Read More

Issue and Holding: Whether the Cabinet for Health and Family Services failed to offer sufficient evidence to support a finding of medical and educational neglect. The Court found that the Cabinet failed to present sufficient evidence.Read More

To be in a land where you do not look like the other people and in a place where there is enormous hostility to the U.S.A. was an eye-opening and humbling experience. Experiencing the Muslim culture was a first. Even reading the news from a different perspective was mind-boggling. The World Economic Forum was meeting...Read More

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