Fortwengler v. Fortwengler, 2011-CA-0018933-MR and 2011-CA-002077-MR Published:   Affirming    County:  Jefferson Ex-Husband appealed FC’s order terminating his garnishment of maintenance payments to Wife for satisfaction of debt to Ex-Husband’s father as well as FC’s order denying Ex-Husband’s parents’ motion to be joined as parties to the dissolution action in order to collect the debt. FACTS:Read More

Shafizadeh v. Shafizadeh, jurisdiction, marital property, attorney fees, relocation and modification of custody, discharge of orders of garnishment, personal data identifiers and CR60. 44 pages. Digest to follow.Read More

Spreacker v. Vaughn, et al No. 2011-CA-002011-ME Published:   Opinion Affirming   County:  Greenup Sandra Spreacker appeals from an order of Greenup Family Court which determined that Denise Vaughn, the paternal Great-Aunt of the minor child (B.C.), to be the de facto custodian of that child.Read More

Spreacker v. Vaughn, et al, de facto custodian. Digest to follow.Read More

Truman v. Lillard, 2012-CA-000160-ME Published:   Affirming    County:  Fayette Former life-partner of Child’s adoptive mother appealed from FC’s denial of her motion for joint custody, visitation and to set child support due to lack of standing.        FACTS:Read More

Palmer v. Burnett, 2011-CA-002097-ME Issue:  Grandparent visitation Published:   Affirming    County:  Jefferson Maternal Biological Grandmother appealed FC’s order dismissing her motion for grandparent visitation on the basis that she lacked standing.        FACTS:Read More

Johnson v. Overbee, 2011-CA-002097-ME Published:   Affirming    County:  Lee Biological parents appealed FC’s ruling denying their petition for custody of Child.       FACTS:Read More

B.M.H. v. Commonwealth of Kentucky, Cabinet for Health and Family Services; et al No. 2012-CA-000194-ME Published: Opinion Affirming County: Jefferson B.M.H. appeals from Order of Jefferson Circuit Court, Family Division, denying his motion to dismiss its September 22, 2011, judgment terminating his parental rights to I.C.D.Read More

B.M.H. v. Cabinet for Health and Family Services, et al. Digest to follow. Read More

Truman v. Lillard, trial court finding that adoptive mother had not waived her superior right to custody over former partner was affirmed. Palmer v. Burnett, et al  grandparent lacks standing to obtain grandparent visitation where grandparent voluntarily terminated parental rights to her daughter, prior to birth of grandchild.Read More