S.J.L.S. v. T.L.S., Kentucky Court of Appeals Opinion by Judge Acree, Judge Lambert concurring and Judge Keller concurring in result only, affirming in part, reversing in part and remanding.Read More

His article with the sub-title Ky. ruling chides judge in ‘stepparent-like’ case is online here. Despite Kentucky Law Review’s kind touts here, power outages and a busy week keep us from getting that full digest up as soon as I’d like.Read More

As part of the life plan of two women, S gave birth to a child named “Z” by artificial insemination from a donor selected by T. Six weeks after the birth of the child in 2001 T filed a petition for permanent joint custody. S was unrepresented, signed a waiver and acknowledgement and an agreed...Read More

Today the Kentucky Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court’s refusal to set aside a same-sex adoption in S.J.L.S. v. T.L.S., but it is quite clear that is not the way the court would like the headline to read. In the exceedingly well-written 61 page opinion, like any great legal thriller, you don’t learn until...Read More

Today the Kentucky Court of Appeals released three published opinions: S.J.L.S. v. T.L.S. , a 61 pg opinion re attempt to set aside adoption and joint custody of child born to gay moms via artificial insemination;Read More

Valentine v. Horan, –S.W.3d—(Ky. App. 2008), 2007-CA-002010-MERead More

Digest of Valentine v. Horan, released today, will follow. The decision affirms a DVO entered 5 years after domestic violence occurred and addresses what notice required for EPO and DVO.Read More

If you are on pins and needles waiting for the relocation and personal goodwill decisions from the Kentucky Supreme Court, dates for the further release of opinions this year are 9/18, 10/23, 11/16 and 12/18.Read More

One does not have to be a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers to attend its outstanding CLEs. Here is the lineup from our President, James A. Hennenhoefer:Read More