No to be published family law decisions were released by the Kentucky Supreme Court yesterday. Discretionary review was granted in Mullins v. Picklesimer, (child custody, lesbian partner of biological mother). The Court of Appeals opinion is here and our digest is here. Discretionary review was also granted in Mauldin v.Read More

Tuesday night the Kentucky Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers elected new officers who will each serve for two years. Mitchell Charney became President, Melanie Straw-Boone is President-Elect, Martha Rosenberg remains Vice President, Mark Ogle is Secretary, and Louis Waterman is Treasurer. Mitch entertained us all with his remarks about his inauguration coinciding...Read More

Bell v. Cartwright, et al. Child support increase reversed where no substantial evidence to show the increase related to child’s reasonable needs and not simply father’s increased income. Father is employed by Miami Dolphins.Read More

Rivers v. Howell, _ S.W.3d _ (Ky. App. 2008), 2008 WL 5428209Read More

Rankin v. Criswell, _ S.W.3d _ (Ky. App. 2008), 2008 WL 5429320Read More

Rankin v. Criswell, et al, DVO reversed where court read dependency files without informing parties of contents nor admitting them into evidence and only evidence was petition which contained hearsay. Rivers v. Howell, DVO reversed because Howell lacked standing, as she had never lived with Rivers.Read More

A thoughtful comment was posted to Murphy v.Murphy, digested here. As comments can be almost lost below the fold, I thought this one From Donald W. Aaron in Florence deserved posting in its entirety. I was in the courtroom for this case when the wife appeared pro se and requested that the judge vacate his...Read More