ETSCORN V. ESTCORN, ET AL. Wife believed Husband transferred marital property to his sons to deprive her of the marital estate. Wife filed an amended Petition in an attempt to join the sons and business to the dissolution action. The sons and the business moved to be dismissed. The trial court dismissed and state it...Read More
JUDE WEBER V. THOMAS FRANCIS LAMBE The trial court awarded maintenance based on its finding that Wife’s reasonable living expenses totaled $5,800 monthly, including $1,440 of the children’s living expenses. Accordingly, Husband was ordered to pay maintenance. Husband was also ordered to pay an additional $15,000 for wife’s attorney fees based on an imbalance in...Read More
CALHOUN V. WOOD Appellant appealed an Interpersonal Protective Order (“IPO”) arguing the trial’s courts finding that stalking occurred was not supported by the evidence. Although the IPO had expired rendering the appeal moot, the Court of Appeals held that as IPOs are almost identical to DVOs the case meets the “collateral consequences” exception to mootness...Read More
HARVEY V. ROBINSON Wife and Husband’s divorce was finalized in 2002 at which time Wife was awarded the marital home and property valued at $856,000. At that time, Husband was ordered to return the landscape around the home to an appropriate residential landscape, as he had business equipment on the property. There is no dispute...Read More
NEIN V. COLUMBIA, ET AL. Grandparents had frequent contact with grandson, acting as his primary caregiver until Mother slowly cut off their time with grandson completely. Grandparents filed a Petition for Grandparent Visitation and the trial court awarded them grandparent’s visitation rights. Mother appealed first arguing that the trial court abused its discretion in awarding...Read More
VARNEY V. BINGHAM Unmarried Father and Mother were involved in a long, contentious custody proceeding. Ultimately, Father was awarded sole custody of the child. In supporting its decision, the Trial Court cited Mother’s past drug use and criminal history as “evidence of a weak mental condition that could negatively affect her ability to parent.” Mother...Read More
JONES V. JONES, ET AL. The Trial Court held that Aunt met the standards for a de facto custodian and awarded joint custody to Father and Aunt, imposing a child support obligation against Father without consideration of Aunt’s income and requiring Father to pay a portion of Aunt’s attorney’s fees. Father appealed as to custody,...Read More
KEETON V. KEITH Mother brought a motion asking court to settle a dispute over schooling between Mother and Father. The Trial Court entered an order pursuant to KRS 159.010 placing the child in Mother’s school of choice. The Court of Appeals vacated the order holding that KRS 159.010 “merely directs placement of a child in...Read More
THOMAS K. STONE V. PENNIE DUBARRY (NOW DETORRES), ET AL. Wife signed an employment contract with attorney which gave him a lien on all of her assets. Parties subsequently entered into a Marital Settlement Agreement which provided Husband would buyout Wife’s interest and receive marital home. It further provided each would pay his or her...Read More
ALBERT W. BARBER, III V. ELIZABETH D. BRADLEY Husband appealed to the Court of Appeals arguing the trial court erred by finding the equity in the parties’ residence was marital property and ordering the division of household goods and furnishings by lot. The Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court. The Supreme Court granted discretionary...Read More
