Soileau v. Bowman, 2011-CA-001230-ME Issue:  Rule 60.02 motion, personal jurisdiction Published:   Reversing and Remanding    County:  Anderson Father appealed FC’s order denying his CR 60.02 motion to set aside prior orders and judgments for lack of personal jurisdiction.     FACTS:Read More

Maxwell v. Maxwell No. 2012-CA-000224-ME Published:  Opinion Reversing and Remanding County:     Hardin Angela Maxwell appeals the decision of the Hardin Family Court to award sole custody of her three children to their father, Robert Maxwell.Read More

Maxwell v. Maxwell, award of sole custody to father reversed where trial court relied heavily on mother’s same-sex relationship. Soileau v. Bowman, trial court reversed for denying CR60 motion where respondent was served only by warning order attorney and the court lacked personal jurisdiction. Digests to follow.  Read More

Stephen Stinson v. Tracy Stinson No. 2011-CA-001312-MR Published:  Opinion reversing County:     Barren Stephen Stinson appeals from an order of Barren Family Court holding him in contempt of an amended domestic violence order for violating the no contact or communication provision.Read More

B.L.M. and B.A.M. v. A.M., L.M., L.S.M., et al No. 2011-CA-000333-ME Published: Opinion Reversing and Remanding County: Jefferson Appellants appeal from the Jefferson Circuit Court’s denial of a CR 60.02 motion to set aside an order in an adoption case requiring visitation between adopted children and their biological siblings.Read More

Wethington v. Coffey, 2011-CA-000555-ME Published:   Vacating and Remanding    County:  Green Father appealed FC’s order awarding joint custody of his children along with the children’s deceased mother’s nephew and wife, contending that deceased mother’s nephew and wife did not have standing to pursue custody.  FACTS:Read More

Hempel v. Hempel, 2011-CA-000763-MR Published:   Affirming in Part, Vacating in Part, and Remanding    County:  Oldham Ex-Husband appealed FC’s order, contending that FC erred by imputing income to him for child support purposes, by arbitrarily reducing his parenting time, and by making an unequal division of the marital estate.  Parenting Time:Read More

J.M., Father v. A.D., Mother No. 2012-CA-000358-ME Published: Opinion Vacating and Remanding County: Jefferson J.M. (Father) appeals from Jefferson Family Court order granting A.D.’s (Mother) petition to alter or amend a previous order.Read More

Wethington v. Coffey, standing to pursue child custody Stinson v. Stinson, contempt not available when respondent not served with DVO Digests to follow.  Read More