Rearden v. Rearden, __ S.W.3d __ (Ky. App. 2009)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

ALLISON V. ALLISON DIVORCE: MARITAL/NONMARITAL CHARACTERIZATION OF PROPERTY AND DEBTS; ATTORNEY FEES 2006-CA-001967. PUBLISHED: AFFIRMING IN PART AND VACATING IN PART AND REMANDING PANEL: BUCKINGHAM, PRESIDING; THOMPSON AND HENRY CONCUR COUNTY: FAYETTE DATE RENDERED: 02/15/2008Read 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

Kentucky Bar Association v. Glidewell, ___S.W.3d___(Ky. 2007)Read More

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 The Kentucky Supreme Court, however, denied discretionary review and ordered that the Court of Appeals decision not be published.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

Miller v. McGinty, ___S.W.3d___(Ky. App. 2007)Read More

This case is now final; SW3d cite will be supplied when available. This is Hinshaw # 2, not to be confused with Hinshaw #!, in which a motion for discretionary review is pending. Hinshaw v. Hinshaw, __ S.W.3d __ (Ky. App. 2006), 2006 WL 3334040 (Ky. App.)Read More