Sorry the .pdf link with Judge Potter’s special Jury Instructions cannot be opened, which we referenced in the posting about Mike Runner yesterday. Will fix asap. Beginners goof-up. This is a good time to mention, however, that you may notice a slight slow down of posting in the next week, and to a lesser extent...Read More

From Paul C. O’Bryan: The Ct. of Appeals, in S.R.D. v. T.L.B., 174 S.W.3d 502 (Ky. App., 2005) discusses the theory of paternity by estoppel. I think the “best” chance (absent a new statute) is to argue that if a court can force a father from denying (when he is not the biological father) to...Read More

We were saddened by the death last week of our Louisville colleague, E. Michael Runner, a former AAML Fellow. Mike was opposing counsel in an alienation of affection case early in my career, a tort which has, thankfully, since been abolished in Kentucky. It was quite a circus and Mike did a masterful job. Judge...Read More

Mike “Buck” Morris, Managing Attorney of the Legal Aid Volunteer Lawyer Program is seeking attorneys to help them. Here’s the email I received for their program, “Pursuing Justice Restoring Hope”>Read More

Sarah Almy, a Louisville family law attorney, in response to our “Nature or Nurture” posting on genetic testing, posted the following comment: ” I strongly agree with your position. A statutory amendment would be a helpful tool for attorneys facing the situation of a vindictive mom such as your hypothetical Mary who would be willing...Read More

A Califonia bill which would have permitted a primary residential parent to relocate a-la-Fenwick was withdrawn after more than 4,000 complaints. Here’s the scoop from the San Francisco Law Blog.Read More

Stephen C. Knight of Nashville posted on his blog, Knight on Family Law, a source for cheap DNA testing, linking to an article in the Memphis Daily News and a testing company promising results in 48 hours, Test Express, Inc. In the “nature or nurture” discussion, it seems that nature is much cheaper and quicker...Read More

John and Mary were a typical couple. Married for twelve years, they had an eight-year-old son, John, Jr. John had been ecstatic when Mary became pregnant and enthusiastically participated in the prenatal preparations. He attended Lamaze classes with his wife and converted his den into a nursery. He coached Mary in the delivery room and...Read More

From John E. Harding at the California Divorce Blawg,   U.S Supreme Court Allows Lesbian To Seek Parental RightsRead More

No wonder I couldn’t find this case in a prior post; it was still in the draft stage pending ruling by the Kentucky Supreme Court on discretionary review, although we did refer to it in a story on the Supreme Court elections in Kentucky. As a general rule, we intend only to publish cases that...Read More