UPDATE: We were late getting this digest posted. The Kentucky Supreme Court, however, denied discretionary review and ordered that the Court of Appeals decision not be published. Lane v. Caudill-Lane, 2007 WL 2459269Read More
Adoptions Changes Sought, Panel Wants Safeguards For Removing Kids From Parents is the title of a Lexington Herald-Leader article by Valarie Honeycutt Spears. Some quotes: A task force studying the improper removal of children from their parents in Kentucky is for the second time asking the General Assembly to pass a reform bill.Read More
Last night the home of Tulsa attorney spouses Jim Lang and Sharon Corbitt caught fire. Jim is dead and Sharon is hospitalized in serious condition. As many of you may know, Sharon is a past chair of the ABA Family Law Section and an AAML Fellow. UPDATE: Associated Press – December 19, 2007 2:25 PM...Read More
From Rachel Levy’s report in Expatica, some quotes: Three years ago, Dutch national Hans’s life was one of turmoil as he, his children and ex-wife living in Canada were entangled in a messy child custody wrangle. Following a tough international legal battle, he had won custody over his children and brought them back to the...Read More
We previously posted here about oral arguments and posted the briefs in Gripshover. Thanks to Kentucky Court Reports for posting the updated schedule for oral arguments, now set to be held December 14, 2007 at 10:00 a.m. Here’s the link to check out the oral arguments online. From KCR: GRIPSHOVER V. GRIPSHOVER (2005-SC-000729-DG)Read More
Kentucky Court Report has collated and posted the following which includes links to briefs in which oral arguments are set December 13, 2007 before the Kentucky Supreme Court in two relocation cases:Read More
A reader asked me to post an article I published in The Advocate. Here’s the beginning and the entire article is on a .pdf at the end. Published in The Advocate, The Kentucky Justice Association, November/December, 2007, Volume 35, Number 6 DOMESTIC LAW WATCH FOR ALL CIVIL LITIGATORSRead More
