NORMANDIN V. NORMANDIN Husband and Wife divorced and the family court entered an order on child support, maintenance, and property division. Wife appealed challenging the family court’s conclusions of law on a number of issues. Wife first argued that the trial court erred in failing to make adequate findings and by considering the nonmarital inheritance...Read More

Ruby v. Scherzer, attorney fee lien statute (KRS 376.460) is not applicable in dissolution actions. Digest to follow.Read More

Penner v. Penner. Ky trial court reversed for including stock options in income for support  while dividing options as assets. Double dipping.Read More

M.L.C. v. Cabinet for Health and Family Services.   Termination of parental rights reversed where findings did not cite any evidence supporting what reunification efforts were made nor how termination was in children’s best interest and appeared to rely on incarceration alone.Read More

McFella v. McFella  -  Court may take into account parents’ timesharing in deciding the amount of child support to be paid, but it is not mandatory.Read More

Ciampa v. Ciampa  Trial Court’s findings supported reduction of child support by only 3% following emancipation of older child where income substantially exceeded guidelines. Trial court included private high school tuition as part of child’s needs. Digest to follow.Read More

Bjelland v. Bjelland,  where mother did not request court to make additional findings, order requiring her to share in cost of non-mandatory field trip cost was affirmed. Digest to follow.Read More

From July 26, 2013: Ensor v. Ensor. The Opinion of April 12, 2013 was withdrawn and this opinion substitued. This is the case concerning the Grantor Retained Annuity Trust (GRAT). Muir v. Muir. Restoration of nonmarital property, division of mailital property in just proportions, attorney fees. There were no published family law opinions released on...Read More

Triplett v. Triplett, coverture fraction of pension upheld where appellant failed to preserve subtraction or bright line arguments in trial court.Read More

  Hicks v. Halsey, digest to follow.  Read More