The Court held that U.S.C. § 922(g)(8)’s complete deprivation of an individual’s ability to possess a firearm was materially different than a sureties’ possible disarmament, if violated, and was therefore unconstitutional.Read More

A state court may not order a veteran to indemnify a divorced spouse for the loss in the divorced spouse’s portion of the veteran’s retirement pay caused by the veteran’s waiver of retirement pay to receive service-related disability benefits. Howell v. Howell opinion analysis is here.Read More

GRASCH v. GRASCH Husband, an attorney, and Wife, who managed his law firm, divorced after a thirty year marriage. After four years of litigation, the parties appealed and cross appealed numerous issues for the Appellate Court to review. Contingency Fees The first issue the Appellate Court addresses is whether contingency fee cases are marital property...Read More

GLODO v..EVANS, ET AL. Grandparents assumed care of children, with the exception of a special needs child, after biological mother and biological father were both incarcerated. The special needs child was placed with friend of grandparents equipped to deal with his special medical needs. Grandparents filed motion to be designated as de facto custodians and...Read More

Maxwell v. Maxwell No. 2012-CA-000224-ME Published:  Opinion Reversing and Remanding County:     Hardin Angela Maxwell appeals the decision of the Hardin Family Court to award sole custody of her three children to their father, Robert Maxwell.Read More

S.S. v. Commonwealth, 2011-CA-001790-ME Published:   Affirming   County:  Jefferson Child, through GAL, appealed FC ruling that her Great-Grandmother had standing to intervene in suit as de facto custodian, arguing that she did not meet the requirements for de facto custodian status under KRS 403.270. FACTS:Read More

McIntosh v. Landrum NO. 2012-CA-000161-ME Published:  Opinion Affirming County:     Kenton Father appeals order of Kenton Circuit Court requiring him to pay, as part of his child support, amounts for respite care and work-related childcare, as well as part of Mother’s attorney fees and court costs.Read More

If a custodial parent violates an order not to remove a child from the country, the non-custodial parent may use the Hague Convention to have the child returned. Abbott v. Abbott, decided May 17, 2010 and online hereRead More