Sadler v. BuskirkRead More

Nesselhauf v. Haden, et al, Where appellants’ claim for attorney fees was in ad damnum clause and no statement of why he or she is legally entitled to the request was made, no separate claim for relief  was before the court.Read More

Ruby v. Scherzer, attorney fee lien statute (KRS 376.460) is not applicable in dissolution actions. Digest to follow.Read More

Penner v. Penner. Ky trial court reversed for including stock options in income for support  while dividing options as assets. Double dipping.Read More

M.L.C. v. Cabinet for Health and Family Services.   Termination of parental rights reversed where findings did not cite any evidence supporting what reunification efforts were made nor how termination was in children’s best interest and appeared to rely on incarceration alone.Read More

McFella v. McFella  -  Court may take into account parents’ timesharing in deciding the amount of child support to be paid, but it is not mandatory.Read More

Ciampa v. Ciampa  Trial Court’s findings supported reduction of child support by only 3% following emancipation of older child where income substantially exceeded guidelines. Trial court included private high school tuition as part of child’s needs. Digest to follow.Read More

Bjelland v. Bjelland,  where mother did not request court to make additional findings, order requiring her to share in cost of non-mandatory field trip cost was affirmed. Digest to follow.Read More

There were only a couple of changes within the July 26, 2013 Opinion that differ from the withdrawn April 12, 2013 Opinion so we will not post a new digest. The replacement Opinion directs that on remand the trial court also determine whether the GRAT checking account should be included within the marital estate. The...Read More