T.A.N. v. M.J. 2007-CA-002584 PUBLISHED: AFFIRMING PANEL: LAMBERT PRESIDING; STUMBO, THOMPSON CONCUR COUNTY: JEFFERSON DATE RENDERED: 9/26/2008 Mother appealed TC’s order providing additional parenting time to her ex-boyfriend, Father.Read More

T.A.M. v. M.J., custody and additional visitation in paternity case. Digest to follow.Read More

S.J.L.S. v. T.L.S., Kentucky Court of Appeals Opinion by Judge Acree, Judge Lambert concurring and Judge Keller concurring in result only, affirming in part, reversing in part and remanding.Read More

As part of the life plan of two women, S gave birth to a child named “Z” by artificial insemination from a donor selected by T. Six weeks after the birth of the child in 2001 T filed a petition for permanent joint custody. S was unrepresented, signed a waiver and acknowledgement and an agreed...Read More

Today the Kentucky Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court’s refusal to set aside a same-sex adoption in S.J.L.S. v. T.L.S., but it is quite clear that is not the way the court would like the headline to read. In the exceedingly well-written 61 page opinion, like any great legal thriller, you don’t learn until...Read More

McCary et al. v. Mitchell, et al. –S.W.3d—(Ky.App. 2008), 2007 CA-000322-DGRead More

Coffman v. Rankin, –S.W.3d– (Ky. 2008), 2007-SC-000348-DGERead More

BEARDEN V. MAULDIN 2007-CA-001888 PUBLISHED: REVERSING IN PART, VACATING IN PART, AND REMANDING PANEL: BUCKINGHAM PRESIDING; LAMBERT AND MOORE CONCUR COUNTY: JEFFERSON Mom appealed from TC’s order denying her motion to set aside TC’s judgment awarding permanent custody of Daughter to Paternal Grandparents. Mom further appealed from TC’s order denying her motion for visitation, where...Read More

The Kentucky Supreme Court decided Coffman v. Rankin today, a 4 – 3 decision reversing the Court of Appeals and reinstating the trial court change in the primary residence of the parties’ two children, now 13 and 10 years old.Read More

We briefly mentioned Andrew Wolfson’s article in the Courier-Journal here. As an update here is his follow up piece reporting that Judge Timothy Feeley permitted the teenager’s mother to make his school decision. An appeal to the Kentucky Court of Appeals has been filed.Read More