Commonwealth of Kentucky, Cabinet for Health and Family Services; Angela Lane; Jessica Humphrey; and Jennifer Clay v. R.C., a Child; and M.C., No. 2022-CA-0921-ME Barren Circuit Court After the Cabinet filed a dependency, neglect, and abuse Petition on behalf of Child who was transported to Kentucky from North Dakota (N.D.) by people other than her...Read More

Cabinet for Health and Family Services v. Jefferson County Attorney’s Office; C.B.; D.B.; and E.B., a minor child, No. 2022-CA-0570-ME Jefferson Circuit Court Parents took infant Child to the hospital after he fell off a couch and hit his head on the floor. The Cabinet was alerted to bruising around Child’s ears and four months...Read More

H.H., ET AL. v. HONORABLE LORI GOODWIN, JUDGE, JEFFERSON FAMILY COURT, ET AL. JEFFERSON, BRECKINRIDGE Cousins sought a writ directing Jefferson Family Court to enter an order granting them temporary custody of Child in the Jefferson County action, estop Cabinet from any activities inconsistent with the permanency goal of adoption, and relinquish jurisdiction concerning the...Read More

D.W. v. Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Commonwealth of Kentucky; N.W.W., a child; and T.A., natural mother, Case No. 2021-CA-1011-ME There are two issues addressed in the present appeal: (1) whether counsel e-filing the notice of appeal for the TPR (termination of parental rights) case in a related DNA (dependency, neglect, abuse) case was...Read More

Cabinet for Health and Family Services v. Honorable Kenneth Harold Goff II, Judge, Breckinridge Circuit Court, et al, Case No. 2022-CA-001059 Relatives filed custody and adoption actions related to their 3-year-old cousin, S.M.H., in Breckinridge Circuit Court. S.M.H. had been in the custody of the Cabinet nearly all her life, after she was born and...Read More

Commonwealth of Kentucky, Cabinet for Health and Family Services v. H.O.; D.J.O., III; and H.J.O., A Child, Case No. 2021-CA-1333-ME Natural father’s parental rights of a minor child were terminated by the Boyd Circuit Court’s order pursuant to natural mother’s petition.  Mother filed her petition pursuant to Kentucky Revised Statute (KRS) 625.050, requesting the court...Read More

C.L. v. Commonwealth of Kentucky, Cabinet for Health and Family Services; B.H., A Minor; and Commonwealth of Kentucky, Office of Lewis County Attorney, Case No. 2021-CA-1188-ME; C.L. v. Commonwealth of Kentucky, Cabinet for Health and Family Services; Commonwealth of Kentucky, Office of Lewis County Attorney; and L.L., A Minor, Case No. 2021-CA-1192-ME; C.L. v. Commonwealth...Read More

Commonwealth of Kentucky, Cabinet for Health and Family Services v. L.G.; H.M.; and J.M., Case No. 2021-SC-0530-DGE; and J.M. v. L.G.; G.M.; H.M.; Commonwealth of Kentucky, Cabinet for Health and Family Services; and Jefferson County Attorney The underlying facts involve multiple Cabinet investigations and DVO/EPO allegations involving alleged sexual abuse by father, J.M., filed and...Read More

J.B-K, minor child 1, by Next Friend E.B., et al., v. CHFS and DCBS U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit A group of foster caregivers brought a class action lawsuit on behalf of themselves and foster care children against the Cabinet for Health and Family Services and Department for Community Based Services for...Read More

T.C. and J.C. v. Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Commonwealth of Kentucky; the Hardin County Attorney’s Office; W.P.; L.P.; and K.C., a Minor Child, No. 2021-CA-0441-ME;  T.C. and J.C. v. Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Commonwealth of Kentucky; the Hardin County Attorney’s Office; W.P.; L.P.; and L.C., a Minor Child, No. 2021-CA-0445-ME; and ...Read More