The Cybersleuth’s Guide to the Internet was presented by Carole A. Levitt and Mark E. Rosch, authors of a book by the same title, at the Louisville Bar Association last week. Their website, www.netforlawyers.com, has a number of online articles and has an email update. Even though the duo gave a similar seminar in Louisville...Read More

Valerie Honeycutt Spears wrote a detailed summary in the Herald-Leader of this week’s legislative hearing in Frankfort on premature termination of parental rights.Read More

LawReader is now posting Kentucky Court of Appeals and Supreme Court decisions and a synopsis within hours of release. You must subscribe to access the full opinion and a complete digest, but the price is reasonable, especially in view of the numerous legal research tools it offers. Accessing the unpublished cases will likely become important...Read More

Dennis Kennedy writes one of the most helpful law practice management blogs. He has a nice posting up about protecting client confidences, and another this week on public speaking. “1. Know your stuff, 2.Focus on what’s really important, really novel or really interesting, and 3. Only speak on subjects you care about to audiences you...Read More

Case Law Development: Appointment of GAL for parent in dependency action requires notice and hearing, from the Family Law Prof Blog. In states where there is statutory authority for a GAL in dependency cases, including Kentucky, this case may be inapplicable. But see our prior post on Guardians Ad Litem where there is not statutory...Read More

The American Lawyer on the Web has a great article which we have linked. ” The most compelling, cutting-edge, honest legal writing being produced in this country today is happening on the Internet, and the crop improves daily.Read More

BluegrassReport.org, a feisty Kentucky political blog is a “must read” if you are interested in local politics and the behind the scenes gossip in the judicial world. While I cringe when I read reports that paint unflattering pictures of some judges and our judicial system, it’s about time there was a platform to air concerns...Read More

The ABA Family Law Section has new CLE on CD: Military Pension Division: Crossing the Minefield Assisted Reproduction and Alternative Families Family Law Attorney’s Guide to Divorce Related Tax IssuesRead More

“Should Step-Parents Be Legally Equal to Parents? At first glance, most people would probably answer a resounding “no” to this question. However, a recent column in Time magazine by Po Bronson says stepparents should have the legal rights of parents — though it doesn’t specify if that means all the same rights, or a partial...Read More

DAVIS v. WASHINGTON (Nos. 05-5224 and 05-5705) together with No. 05-5705, Hammon v. Indiana, on certiorari to the Supreme Court of Indiana, was handed down yesterday. The link is to the syllabus, which states the holding of the opinion by Justice Scalia is as follows: 1. The Confrontation Clause bars “admission of testimonial statements of...Read More