What:    The Louisville Bar Association will be hosting a panel discussion on the recent changes and impact of House Bill 1 (Amanda’s Bill).Read More

AOC Announces Changes The Administrative Office of the Courts announced changes to its service that provides criminal background reports.Read More

From The Wall Street Journal Market Watch: “Suggested retail price for an Identigene DNA Paternity Test Collection Kit is $29.99. The Walgreens.com price is the same, plus shipping. The laboratory and processing fee for the personal test is $119. The laboratory and processing fee for test results for legal proceedings is $319.”Read More

The story is online here. Some quotes: Last week, in a decision that underscores the tense relationship between science and law, a divided Kentucky Supreme Court told Rhoades that he could not press his paternity claim, no matter what evidence of fatherhood he might have, because J.N.R. was, and remains, a married woman. When it...Read More

I would have loved to have been a fly on the wall as the Kentucky Supreme Court deliberated this four to three decision which we reported on yesterday here. I am unaware of another family court case creating such a split among the justices. The 47 pages reveal highly charged emotions. The Opinion of the...Read More

Through her family law private practice and during her tenure as a Jefferson County Family Court judge, most Louisville family law attorneys knew and loved Judge Kathleen Voor Montano. Her death at age 46 is heartbreaking. All Jefferson County Court dockets except the Family Court Emergency Docket are cancelled on Friday, April 25, 2008 so...Read More

Front page news in the Courier-Journal today, Atheist father sues to keep son out of St. Xavier High School. As Sandra Ragland represents mom, I’ll stay mum on this blog.Read More

Thanks to Indiana Law Blog for spotting and posting HUSBAND POSTS ABOUT PENDING DIVORCE IN BLOG, COURT ORDERS POSTING REMOVED. Check it out.Read More

Last night the home of Tulsa attorney spouses Jim Lang and Sharon Corbitt caught fire. Jim is dead and Sharon is hospitalized in serious condition. As many of you may know, Sharon is a past chair of the ABA Family Law Section and an AAML Fellow. UPDATE: Associated Press – December 19, 2007 2:25 PM...Read More

Andrew Wolfson’s story, Man who was deceived about paternity retains custody online in today’s Courier-Journal reports: The Kentucky Supreme Court has ruled that people who deceive their spouses into thinking that a child is theirs cannot later contest their right to custody — even if DNA tests show they are not the parent.Read More