Michael Stevens was very kind to announce the presence of this blog in his KentuckyLawBlog today. The good news is you’re reading it. The bad news is that you will see the learning curve in progress as we improve it.Read More

Allen v. Devine, 178 SW3d 517 (Ky.App., 2005) Once a finding is made that persons are de facto custodians, they then are on equal footing and court must then determine best interest. Blood relationship is but one of many factors for the trial court to consider.Read More

Crossfield v. Crossfield, 155 SW3d 743 (Ky.App., 2005) Change of residential parent within two years of custody decree requires supporting affidavits and finding of endangerment or placement with de facto custodian.Read More

Gullion v. Gullion, 163 SW3d 888 (Ky., 2005) Affidavits are not required for CR 59 motions. Upon remand the trial court is directed to consider only evidence in existence at the time of trial. A custody modification cannot be requested until there is a final custody order to modify.Read More

The Family Law Professor’s Blog, edited by Robert E. Oliphant, Nancy Ver Steegh, and Barbara Glesnor Fines is a great resource and service to those of us who love this area of the law. There’s also a link on our “Other Family Law Blogs.” Check them out, and subscribe to the RSS feed for your...Read More

Joe H. Brown, PhD, Professor, University of Louisville Kent School of Social Work and Director of the Families in Transition Program announced at the AAML/LBA seminar a new program funded with a sizeable grant from The Bureau of Justice Administration. The goals of the program include helping high conflict divorced parents create parenting plans and...Read More

Thuder Over Louisville enchanted 800,000 people last night. There’s great coverage in the online edition of the Courier-Journal today. Louis Waterman, President of the Kenctucky Chapter of the AAML is on the Board of Directors of the Derby Festival Committee and after chairing the Pegasus Parade, Thunder is now the focus of his attention.Read More

James A. Hennenhoefer, Vice-President AAML, San Diego, CA presented at the AAML/LBA Family Law seminar at the LBA on April 21, 2006. Jim has been instrumental in the creation and running of the AICPA/AAML biennial seminar in Las Vegas. His topic at the KY seminar was Pre-Nup/Post-Nup-“Love me forever, but not my Assets”Read More

Laura Morgan, www.FamLawConsult.com, VA (the “Goddess” and co-author of the Spousal Support Handbook to be published by the ABA in 2007) and Gaetano(“Guy”) Ferro, CT, President-Elect, AAML, presented Alimony, Spousal Support and Maintenance: A Musical in Six Acts at the AAML/LBA Family Law seminar at the LBA April 21, 2006. Here’s the general outline and...Read More

Andy Wolfson reports in today’s Courier Journal that three justices may retire before the expiration of their terms this year, permitting Gov. Fletcher to appoint replacements. I have been a long term critic of subjecting our judges to the elective process. Mr. Wolfson didn’t emplasize the fact that Gov. FLetcher’s appointees will be limited to...Read More