Gripshover v. Gripshover was decided yesterday by the Kentucky Supreme Court. It’s an important case holding that transfer of a large portion of the marital estate to validly formed trust and partnership is neither fraud upon nor dissipation of the marital estate.Read More
The brochures are in the mail for the 11th Annual AAML/LBA April 17-18, 2008 Seminar: Mastering The Tough Issues to be held at the Louisville Bar Association, about which we posted here. A brochure can be downloaded here:Download aaml_2008_final.pdfRead More
Two decisions rendered by the Kentucky Court of Appeals last Friday are of interest to family lawyers and digests will be posted soon: Allison v. Allison, nonmarital/marital interest in business where corporation redeemed parents’ stock, increasing husband’s % interest in business. (Sounds familiar to two cases we’ve had last year or two, now settled. It...Read More
Jones v. Jones, ___S.W.3d___ (Ky. App. 2008) Ex-Husband appealed TC’s orders classifying his Tobacco Transition Payment Program (TTPP) payments and a portion of the increase in value of his life estate as marital and awarding maintenance and attorney’s fees to Ex-Wife in divorce proceeding.Read More
HB 376 Would amend KRS 403.735 to require each court to designate at least one day per week for domestic violence hearings; amend KRS 403.740 to require an emergency protective order to remain in effect until the full domestic violence hearing occurs; require the date, time, and place of the full hearing to be noted...Read More
HB383 was filed today with posting waived. It should be online tomorrow and we’ll link to it when available. It will be heard in the house judiciary committee in Frankfort on Wednesday, January 30, 2008. It mirrors with few exceptions the AAML Model Relocation Act, available here. Update: HB383 is online here. UPDATE: Still in...Read More
No family law opinions were released by the Kentucky Supreme Court yesterday. Today the Court of Appeals rendered one family law case designated to be published, Mickler v. Mickler. A digest will follow soon.Read More
HB 353 would amend KRS 403.750 to provide that the court, in a domestic violence order, may prohibit a respondent from possessing firearm while the order is in effect; provide for confiscation of firearms in possession of the defendant and for confiscated firearms to be turned over to the office of the sheriff for custody;...Read More
