Commonwealth of Kentucky, Cabinet for Health and Family Services v. Hon. Eleanore Garber, et al. andRead More

Hudson v. Hudson, 2009-CA-002392-ME Published:   Affirming County:  Jefferson           Mother appealed from TC Order increasing Father’s child support.  Read More

Mitchell v. Mitchell, 2009-CA-001856-MR Published:   Reversing County: Fayette          Appellant appealed from Circuit Court Order awarding Appellee attorney fees, expert fees, and costs incurred as a result of his motion to modify maintenance.  The CA agreed with argument that TC lacked jurisdiction to enter the Order and reversed.Read More

Discretionary review was denied in Hines v. Carpenter and the Court of Appeals Opinion was ordered not to be published. That case concerned a supersedeas bond and damages for delay. The digest has been updated to reflect it is not to be published.Read More

UPDATE: The Kentucky Supreme Court denied discretionary review and ordered this case not to be published. Hines v. Carpenter, _ S.W.3d _ (Ky. App. 2009), 2006-CA-002173-MRRead More

A digest of Hines v. Carpenter will be posted shortly. It affirms the denial of motion to compel lump sum payment for damages where father posted supersedeas bond on judgment for back child support.Read More

Johnson v. Johnson, 232 S.W.3d 571 (Ky. App. 2007)Read More

The Family Law Prof Blog posts Case Law Development: Bifurcating Judgment Precludes Appeal: A recent inquiry from a reader asked whether bifurcated judgments in divorce actions may be separately appealed. Here is at least one court’s answer…Read More

Gaskill v. Robbins, NO. 2005-CA-002088-MR, http://opinions.kycourts.net/coa/2005-ca-002088.pdf, was decided December 8, 2006 in an Opinion Reversing and Remanding which is designated to be published. The custody determination and business value determined by Warren Family Court Judge Margaret Ryan Huddleston were reversed and remanded for a new trial.Read More

I came across California Supreme Court Pending Civil Cases Blog, and thought what a great idea. It is very helpful for practitioners to know particular issues of law are before a state’s highest court, the outcome of which may change the law in other cases at the trial court level. Denise Howell’s Bag and Baggage...Read More