One of the most common questions we get from clients is how to dress for any of the particular types of proceedings that they may encounter during a divorce or family court case. A few examples are covered below, including how to dress for going to the family courtroom, in addition to picking out your...Read More

Waggoner v. Waggoner Jefferson Circuit Court Robert Waggoner filed a petition for a Domestic Violence Order (“DVO”) against his ex-wife, Christina, after a dispute at their former marital home occurred. An Emergency Protective Order (“EPO”) was entered and a DVO hearing was set. Preceding the hearing, counsel for both parties discussed a potential settlement agreement...Read More

Mediation is the most common form of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) in Kentucky. In fact, many Judges in divorce and family law matters will require mediation before setting a final hearing or trial date. So, what is mediation? The American Bar Association describes mediation as “a private process where a neutral third person called a...Read More

Update: Opinion withdrawn BAAS V. BAAS Husband and Wife entered into a bullet-pointed informal mediated agreement. Wife signed based on the mediators representations that a tax credit Wife would receive in the agreement offset the difference in Wife’s valuation and Husband’s valuation of his businesses. When Husband’s attorney put together a formal agreement, Wife refused...Read More

Mediation is a common way for disputes to be resolved outside of family court.  Most cases are ordered to mediation for no less than two (2) hours for the parties to a divorce or custody case to make a good faith attempt to resolve their issues before using court time and resources. Mediation provides more...Read More

From the Louisville Bar Association: LOUISVILLE—As the number of juvenile delinquency and violence cases involving our cities’ young people continues to grow, the Louisville Bar Association (LBA) is doing its part by helping to educate our youth by teaming up with JCPS and other local organizations to host the inaugural program A Meeting of the...Read More

I am pleased to have the permission of Madison, Wisconsin attorney Linda Roberson of the firm Balisle & Roberson to publish lock, stock and barrel her most thought provoking comparison of collaborative and cooperative family law.Read More

Raisor v. Raisor, ___S.W.3d___(Ky. App.)Ex-Wife appealed from TC’s order adopting the Separation and Property Settlement Agreement between Ex-Wife and Ex-Husband. The parties had reached a property settlement agreement at mediation, memorialized by the mediator’s handwritten notes, which was signed by the parties, their respective attorneys, and the mediator. Thereafter, Ex-Husband’s attorney tendered a formal settlement...Read More

A full digest will follow shortly, but here’s the short version: Raisor v. Raisor, Handwritten settlement outline signed at mediation was incorporated into formal MSA and approved by trial court. Affirmed. At trial court wife wanted outline approved but not MSA prepared by husband. On appeal she claimed outline ambiguous. One can’t “feed one can...Read More

From Rachel Levy’s report in Expatica, some quotes: Three years ago, Dutch national Hans’s life was one of turmoil as he, his children and ex-wife living in Canada were entangled in a messy child custody wrangle. Following a tough international legal battle, he had won custody over his children and brought them back to the...Read More