D.H. v. Cabinet for Health and Family Services, et al. Kenton Family Court This decision focused on D.H. (father) and G.P. (mother), the parents of three children. Dating back to 2008, the Cabinet for Health and Family Services (the “Cabinet”) had been involved in matters relating to both parties based on concerns of substance abuse...Read More

L.G.A. v. W.R.O., et al. & L.G.A. v. J.W.G.L., et al. Mason Circuit Court The Mother of two children, K.A.M.R. and K.N.R., filed petitions to involuntarily terminate the parental rights of each respective child’s father. Neither father had been involved in their child’s life for many years. Mother named the Cabinet for Health and Family Services...Read More

Johnston v. Johnston Hardin Circuit Court On September 21, 2020, Cindy Patricia Johnston (“Cindy”), filed a petition seeking a DVO restraining order on behalf of her twelve-year-old child, S.O. The DVO was to restrain Justin Kyle Johnston (“Justin”), Cindy’s husband and S.O.’s stepfather. The petition alleged that Justin “kissed” and “tried to stick his [tongue]...Read More

King, et. al. v. King Daviess Circuit Court This decision concerns the prenuptial agreement between Karla Evelyn Gardner King (“Karla”) and her late husband, Randall E. King, M.D. (“Randall”). Upon Randall’s death, Karla filed a declaratory judgment action claiming their prenuptial agreement was invalid because she had not been made aware of the nature, extent,...Read More

Accordingly, the Court upheld the family court’s findings, partially, and ultimately found the family court did not err in issuing the IPO.Read More

The Supreme Court of Kentucky held that service of the notice of appeal upon a child’s guardian ad litem is sufficient to provide adequate notice to the child and to confer jurisdiction over that child to an appellate court.Read More

Husband argued that Family Court failed to properly allocate the sale proceeds between him and Wife. The Court of Appeals held that Family Court did err in its allocation of the sale proceeds after satisfaction of KFB’s claims. The mortgage was a nonmarital debt since the mortgage was granted after the entry of the decree...Read More

November is national adoption month, and on Friday, November 19, 2021, a local celebration has been planned at the Judicial Center in downtown Louisville.Several local family court judges are planning on using that date to finalize and celebrate adoptions that are near completion right now. The adoption sub-committee is working with local attorneys and the...Read More

J.S.B. v. S.R.V. Livingston Circuit Court Questions Presented: Child Custody. Issues involve attempted adoptions of two children to terminate their biological father’s rights (without terminating their mother’s parental rights) as well as the applicability and viability of the parental “waiver” decision of Mullins v. Picklesimer, 317 S.W.3d 569 (Ky. 2010). The issues decided by the...Read More

Bond v. Bond Carter Circuit Court During a dissolution of marriage action, Husband had a medical malpractice claim pending. Family Court reserved the issue of classification of any award. After the claim was settled, although the settlement did not classify the awards by type, the money from several medical malpractice actions were pooled and divided...Read More