Magaret Dore’s article, Court Appointed Parenting Evaluators and Guardians ad Litem: Practical Realities and an Argument for Abolition, makes a good case for such professionals not providing opinions on the ultimate question to the court. In Kentucky divorce cases, there is no authority for the court to even appoint a GAL, of which I have...Read More

The UK Office on Continuing Legal Education has just published the first edition of Kentucky Domestic Relations Practice, and it looks to be a beauty. Its 16 chapters are authored by many different Kentucky family and divorce law attorneys and judges. We are fortunate to have it hot off the press because Michelle Eisenmenger Mapes...Read More

Here’s an easy way to Create a Graph for your demonstrative evidence.Read More

We’re read and recommended Ricci’s original book and look forward to reading this one.Mom’s House, Dad’s House for Kids: Feeling at Home in One Home or Two “Excerpt: ‘Separation and divorce are a little like a long road trip. The destination is a new version of normal family life – one that is different from...Read More

Several years ago, at the behest of Gary Lowen, some local family lawyers began having informal “You Piss Me Off” dinners. The thought was that if we could get together, establish some real basis for getting to know each other on a personal level, and could vent at one another (in the presence of a...Read More

Stephen C. Knight of Nashville posted on his blog, Knight on Family Law, a source for cheap DNA testing, linking to an article in the Memphis Daily News and a testing company promising results in 48 hours, Test Express, Inc. In the “nature or nurture” discussion, it seems that nature is much cheaper and quicker...Read More

There is an online site to help parents eliminate the conflict and put their children’s interest first, Up To Parents. Looks like these folks have the right idea! Michelle Eisenmenger Mapes learned of this resource on the Indiana Bar listserve.Read More

Several Kentucky divorce attorneys, including yours truly, have used Laura (the “goddess”) Morgan’s Family Law Consulting Service. She has been so generous with her time coming to KY to teach at our seminars, meeting with our Child Support Commission, answering our telephone questions, and magically appearing with “white papers” at precisely the right time, that...Read More

Law.com reports this month self-protective tips divorce lawyers can use to protect themselves from violence, which is important considering the stats that 60% of divorce lawyers have been threatened by adverse parties. It reprints an excellent article from The Matrimonial Strategist and links to the subsciption section of that publication.Read More

The Family Law Professor’s Blog reported on this case today following yet another N.Y. Times article. Detective Anthony Pellicano was indicted in February following a long investigation which is including more than one divorce lawyer in its net. One of the allegations is that the lawyer received wiretapping information from the detective. Moral of the...Read More