T.C. v. M.E., et al.   Mother and Father had joint custody of Child following divorce. Mother was designated the primary residential parent. During a period of Father’s parenting time, Child injured his arm at Father’s mother’s home when Child and Father were playing. While running and jumping together, Child lost his balance, and Father...Read More

Ehret v. Ehret The parties entered into a marital settlement agreement, which was incorporated into a Decree of Dissolution of Marriage entered on June 27, 2012. The parties amended the agreement and a supplemental decree was entered on March 6, 2013. In 2017, the parties revisited the issue of Husband’s retirement accounts. A QDRO was...Read More

Hartlage v. Hartlage   Paternal Grandparents filed a petition for grandparent visitation of fourteen-month-old Child after the death of minor Child’s biological Father. Biological Mother objected to Paternal Grandparents exercising visitation asserting that Paternal Grandparents were not involved in minor Child’s life prior to Father’s death, had limited contact with the child since Father’s death,...Read More

Doe v. Ramey After an incident on the bus where Doe, a minor, allegedly put T.L.C., a minor’s hand near Doe’s penis while slapping T.L.C.’s hand, telling him to “slap his meat,” Ramey, T.L.C.’s mother, petitioned for an interpersonal protective order (“IPO”). A temporary IPO was granted. The hearing on the petition took place before...Read More

The first step in any divorce is finding someone to guide you though the process. The right guide will be able to answer your questions, explain the divorce process, and prepare you for what is likely to come. You may want to consider making an accounting of the family finances prior to obtaining advice so...Read More

The novel coronavirus has introduced some novel issues for family courts to address in 2020. Do parents have to exchange the children during this health emergency? With child care facilities largely closed, if one parent ends up caring for the child for more of the time during the day thereby incurring additional expenses feeding the...Read More

If your income has decreased or stopped amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and you have a child support obligation to the other parent of your child(ren), or if you were terminated from your employment amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and you were ordered to provide health insurance for your child(ren), you may be considering requesting a modification...Read More

How do I make sure my children are staying “Healthy at Home” when they have two households? Due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), Governor Andy Beshear has declared a state of emergency in the state of Kentucky and issued Executive Orders that require Kentuckians to stay “healthy at home” and restrict out-of-state...Read More

The CARES Act provides recovery rebates or economic impact payments for qualified individuals of up to $1,200 ($2,400 in the case of a joint return) and up to $500 for each qualifying child. If you have already filed a 2019 tax return, the IRS will use 2019 to calculate the payment amount and issue the...Read More

B.S.S. v. K.S.   Child was born to Mother and Father while Mother and Father were married. Later, Mother and Father separated, and Mother petitioned for dissolution of marriage and moved for temporary sole custody of Child. In her motion, she alleged that Father was under investigation by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services...Read More