It is difficult enough to keep track of the “to be published” decisions. Yet here is the digest of this “not to be published” decision as the Kentucky Supreme Court has accepted discretionary review. Pennington v. Marcum, 2006 WL 2194903 (Ky. App.) Issues and Holdings:Read More

Ben Stevens at The South Carolina Family Law Blog, posts a nice online link for a useful resource in move away cases. One of the (many) issues that the Court considers in such cases is the quality of the schools in each location.Read More

Taveras v. Taveraz, __ F.3d __ (6th Cir. 2007), 2007 WL 494928 (C.A.6 (Ohio) Issue and Holding: Whether the district court had subject matter jurisdiction over the parental child abduction action pursuant to the Alien Tort Statute. The Court held no, the district court did not have jurisdiction. Facts:Read More

May a court prohibit a parent from discussing religious beliefs with a child? An audio of the NPR interview with UCLA constitutional law professor Eugene Volokh last weekend is available online. Last year we posted Parent-Child Speech Restrictions; Will Best Interests Withstand Constitutional Challenge? linking to Prof. Volokh’s significant piece of legal scholarship, Parent-Child Speech...Read More

From ABC News, February 10, 2007: Anna Nicole Smith Left Tangled Legal Web. ABC News’ Law and Justice Unit asked prominent family law professor Jeff Atkinson at DePaul University College of Law for a quick overview of the web of legal issues that follow Anna Nicole Smith’s death.Read More

Gaskill v. Robbins, __ S.W.3d __ (Ky. App. 2006), 2006 WL 3524380 (Ky. App.) Not final, motion for reconsideration pending. Issues and Holdings:Read More

Hinshaw v. Hinshaw, __ S.W.3d __ (Ky. App. 2006), 2006 WL 2519221 (Ky. App.) This is Hinshaw #1, motion for discretionary review pending. Issues and Holdings: 1) Whether the former husband could have custody rights to former wife’s child even though he was not the child’s biological father. The Court held yes, the former husband...Read More

Editor’s note: This case is now final, and we will update post with SW3d cite when available. Robinson v. Robinson, __ S.W.3d __ (Ky. App. 2006), 2006 WL 3460123 (Ky. App.) Issue and Holding: Whether the trial court had the jurisdiction to modify the custody decree regarding one parent’s wish to relocate with the children....Read More

Three recent law review articles are noted on Family Law Prof Blog: Dual Disciplinary Teaching, ADR and Representation of Children, and Making Divorce Work.Read More

Jeremy Morley at International Family Law reports: The abduction of children from the United States is facilitated by the lack of exit controls at U.S. borders. A lawsuit just filed in Massachusetts against Continental Airlines may help shift at least some of the responsibility onto the airlines.Read More