Spreacker v. Vaughn, et al No. 2011-CA-002011-ME Published:   Opinion Affirming   County:  Greenup Sandra Spreacker appeals from an order of Greenup Family Court which determined that Denise Vaughn, the paternal Great-Aunt of the minor child (B.C.), to be the de facto custodian of that child.Read More

Truman v. Lillard, 2012-CA-000160-ME Published:   Affirming    County:  Fayette Former life-partner of Child’s adoptive mother appealed from FC’s denial of her motion for joint custody, visitation and to set child support due to lack of standing.        FACTS:Read More

Palmer v. Burnett, 2011-CA-002097-ME Issue:  Grandparent visitation Published:   Affirming    County:  Jefferson Maternal Biological Grandmother appealed FC’s order dismissing her motion for grandparent visitation on the basis that she lacked standing.        FACTS:Read More

Johnson v. Overbee, 2011-CA-002097-ME Published:   Affirming    County:  Lee Biological parents appealed FC’s ruling denying their petition for custody of Child.       FACTS:Read More

B.M.H. v. Commonwealth of Kentucky, Cabinet for Health and Family Services; et al No. 2012-CA-000194-ME Published: Opinion Affirming County: Jefferson B.M.H. appeals from Order of Jefferson Circuit Court, Family Division, denying his motion to dismiss its September 22, 2011, judgment terminating his parental rights to I.C.D.Read More

J.D.C v. CHFS, 2012-CA-000670-ME Published:   Reversing and Remanding    County:  Barren Putative Father appealed FC’s judgment of paternity, claiming he should have been granted evidentiary hearing.     FACTS:Read More

Ford v. Perkins, 2011-SC-000330-DG Published:   Affirming in Part, Vacating in Part, and Remanding    County:  Jefferson  SC granted Ex-Husband’s motion for discretionary review regarding the appropriate distribution of his IRA account, which Ex-Husband no longer disputed was marital property.     FACTS:Read More

Walker v.Blair 2012-SC-000004-DGE Published:  Reversing and Remanding County:     JeffersonRead More

Soileau v. Bowman, 2011-CA-001230-ME Issue:  Rule 60.02 motion, personal jurisdiction Published:   Reversing and Remanding    County:  Anderson Father appealed FC’s order denying his CR 60.02 motion to set aside prior orders and judgments for lack of personal jurisdiction.     FACTS:Read More

Stephen Stinson v. Tracy Stinson No. 2011-CA-001312-MR Published:  Opinion reversing County:     Barren Stephen Stinson appeals from an order of Barren Family Court holding him in contempt of an amended domestic violence order for violating the no contact or communication provision.Read More