We briefly mentioned Andrew Wolfson’s article in the Courier-Journal here. As an update here is his follow up piece reporting that Judge Timothy Feeley permitted the teenager’s mother to make his school decision. An appeal to the Kentucky Court of Appeals has been filed.Read More

Having access to case status throughout the pipeline is enabling lawyers to be better advocates. How? Well, if you represent a physician, do you think you want to try that case before Gaskill v. Robbins is decided? And, if you must mediate or try your case before then, perhaps the oral arguments may help you...Read More

The Kentucky Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers presented its 11th Annual Family Law Seminar on April 17 and 18, 2008. We enjoyed the presentations by our national President-Elect, Gary Nickelson, and the provocative and dynamic duo of Lynne Gold-Bikin and Dr. Jonathan Gould. The seminar was well attended and included several of...Read More

The story is online here. Some quotes: Last week, in a decision that underscores the tense relationship between science and law, a divided Kentucky Supreme Court told Rhoades that he could not press his paternity claim, no matter what evidence of fatherhood he might have, because J.N.R. was, and remains, a married woman. When it...Read More

Comments tend to get lost on this blog. I thought the following exchange was interesting enough to post separately:Read More

The Kentucky Supreme Court released its opinion yesterday in Horvath v. Horvath, online here, regarding claimed satisfaction of a temporary maintenance obligation from marital property. A digest will follow.Read More

JNR and JFR v. Honorable Joseph O’Reilly, Judge, Jefferson Family Court and JRG, Real Party in Interest, ___ S.W.3d ___ (Ky. 2008) 2007-SC-000175-MRRead More

I would have loved to have been a fly on the wall as the Kentucky Supreme Court deliberated this four to three decision which we reported on yesterday here. I am unaware of another family court case creating such a split among the justices. The 47 pages reveal highly charged emotions. The Opinion of the...Read More