Hoppe v. Tallent, modification of a denial of visitation order (claimed child sexual abuse), digest to follow.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

BAKER V. COMBS CUSTODY: DE FACTO CUSTODIAN 2007-CA-001013 PUBLISHED: VACATING AND REMANDING PANEL: KELLER, PRESIDING; THOMPSON AND WINE CONCUR COUNTY: KNOX DATE RENDERED: 02/29/2008Read More

Gripshover v. Gripshover, __ S.W.3d __ (Ky. 2008), 2005-SC-000729-DG and 2006-SC-000256-DGRead More

Baker v. Combs, a de facto custodian case. Digest to follow soon.Read More

The Oklahoma Family Law Blog reports Parents Have Constitutional Right to Cross-Examine Guardian Ad Litem and discusses a recent Oklahoma Supreme Court decision. Makes sense. Of course, there is still the unsettled issue in Kentucky of the court’s authority to appoint a guardian ad litem in child custody cases.Read More

Spencer v. Spencer, ____ S.W.3d ____ (Ky. App. 2008), 2007-CA-000277-MRRead More

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

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