C.J. v. M.S. and Cabinet for Health and Family Services Adoptive parents filed a dual petition seeking to terminate biological mother’s parental rights and to adopt minor child. Following a full evidentiary hearing, the family court entered simultaneous, separate orders terminating Biological mother’s parental rights and granting adoptive parents’ petition to adopt child. The parties...Read More

G.P. v. Cabinet for Health and Family Services Trial Court committed minor child to the Cabinet for Health and Family Services. Father argued the Trial Court erred when it failed to place minor child with Stepmother, or, alternatively, with one of three blood relatives. Stepmother was not biologically related to minor child and Father failed...Read More

Morton v. Tipton Trial Court, using the preponderance of the evidence standard, awarded limited grandparent visitation to Paternal Grandfather. Custodial Maternal Grandfather and Step-Grandfather challenged the Trial Court’s decisions arguing that the proper standard of proof to be used by the Trial Court was the Clear and Convincing Evidence standard. Paternal Grandfather argued that the...Read More

A.F. and M.F. v. L.B. and B.B. Maternal aunt and uncle filed a petition to adopt minor child without biological mother and father’s consent under KRS 199.502(1). The Trial court held a hearing and entered an interlocutory judgment thirty-five (35) days after the close of arguments. Biological mother and father sought to dismiss the case...Read More

Cottrell v. Cottrell Trial Court entered a DVO against Former Husband after he drove his truck into a house occupied by Former wife and their child in 2015. In 2018, Trial Court granted Former Wife’s motion to extend a Domestic Violence Order against Former Husband for an additional three years. Former Husband was incarcerated for...Read More

E.K. and N.K. v. T.A. and A.C.K., A MINOR CHILD   Father filed a petition for (1) adoption under KRS 199.502 and (2) involuntary termination of natural mother’s rights under KRS 625.050. Father did not join the Cabinet as a party. The minor child resided with Father and Step-Mother. Mother argued the petition should be...Read More

R.B. v. S.M. Trial Court granted Father temporary custody of minor child after Mother had been arrested for driving under the influence while minor child had been left unattended in their residence. After a full hearing, Trial Court later rescinded the order granting Father temporary custody. Unbeknownst to the Kentucky Trial Court, a prior temporary...Read More

E.K. and N.K. v. T.A. AND A.C.K. Step-mother filed an amended petition for adoption of minor child under KRS199.502 and a request for termination of natural mother’s parental rights under KRS 625.050. The amended petition failed to join and serve the Cabinet as an indispensable party. Trial Court found the Cabinet was an indispensable party...Read More

Carroll v. Carroll On March 10, 2015, Trial court entered an order granting joint custody of Minor Child to the Child’s biological mother and the biological mother’s wife. The petition for joint custody stated that the biological father was unknown. In February 2018, Biological mother filed a motion pursuant to CR 60.02(d) to set aside...Read More

C.C. v. Commonwealth of Kentucky Ex Rel S.B. Trial Court revoked a conditional discharge of Father’s contempt sentence for failure to pay child support. On appeal, Father argued that the Trial Court erred when it denied his request to continue the final contempt hearing at which Father did not appear, by revoking the conditional discharge...Read More