The Kentucky Supreme Court decided J.N.R and J.S.R v. Joseph O’Reilly and J.G.R, Real Party in Interest, commonly known as the “Rhoades v. Ricketts” case today, online here), an unprecedented 4-3 decision with two concurring opinions and two dissenting opinions. 47 pages in all.Read More

I have followed with interest the mounting clamor for fixed fees in divorce cases. I loved North Carolina attorney Lee Rosen’s quote in an ABA Journal e•report, “If someone at Lockheed can put a price on a jet, a lawyer can put a price on a case – the variables they deal with are so...Read More

Through her family law private practice and during her tenure as a Jefferson County Family Court judge, most Louisville family law attorneys knew and loved Judge Kathleen Voor Montano. Her death at age 46 is heartbreaking. All Jefferson County Court dockets except the Family Court Emergency Docket are cancelled on Friday, April 25, 2008 so...Read More

The ABA-APA Joint Conference, Reconceptualizing Child Custody: Past, Present and Future, will be April 30-May 3, 2008 in Chicago. The summary provided by the ABA: Family lawyers and psychologists are often confronted with issues of mutual concern, including working with high-conflict families; participating in custody evaluations; relocation; representation of children; and allegations of alienation, sexual...Read More

The fourth Biennial AICPA/AAML National Conference on Divorce will be May 8-9, 2008 at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas. There will be an optional Wednesday afternoon pre-conference workshop.Read More

Picklesimer v. Mullins, __ S.W.3d. __ (Ky. App. 2008) 2007-CA-000086-ME and 2007-CA-000101-MERead More

Front page news in the Courier-Journal today, Atheist father sues to keep son out of St. Xavier High School. As Sandra Ragland represents mom, I’ll stay mum on this blog.Read More