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

Mickler v. Mickler, ___ S.W.3d___(Ky. App.2008)Read More

No family law opinions were released by the Kentucky Supreme Court yesterday. Today the Court of Appeals rendered one family law case designated to be published, Mickler v. Mickler. A digest will follow soon.Read More

Raisor v. Raisor, ___S.W.3d___(Ky. App.)Ex-Wife appealed from TC’s order adopting the Separation and Property Settlement Agreement between Ex-Wife and Ex-Husband. The parties had reached a property settlement agreement at mediation, memorialized by the mediator’s handwritten notes, which was signed by the parties, their respective attorneys, and the mediator. Thereafter, Ex-Husband’s attorney tendered a formal settlement...Read More

A full digest will follow shortly, but here’s the short version: Raisor v. Raisor, Handwritten settlement outline signed at mediation was incorporated into formal MSA and approved by trial court. Affirmed. At trial court wife wanted outline approved but not MSA prepared by husband. On appeal she claimed outline ambiguous. One can’t “feed one can...Read More

Heskett v. Heskett, ___S.W.3d___(Ky. App. 2008)Read More

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

Brenzel v. Brenzel, ___ S.W. 3d____ (Ky. App. 2008)Read More

Hibdon v. Hibdon, ___ S. W. 3d ___(Ky. App. 2007) Husband appealed from order of the Bullitt County Circuit Court (TC), confirming Domestic Relations Commissioner’s (DRC’s) report, dividing his pension plan with Ex-wife, contending that TC erred in its computation of the present value of the plan.Read More