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Courts Must Inquire as to Indigency in Stepparent Adoptions
R.V.K.H. v. S.M.S. Case No. 2023-CA-0136-ME Graves Circuit Court Decided by Acree, Dixon, And McNeill, Judges. Opinion by Dixon, Judge Date Rendered: October 27, 2023 Issue: Whether the UCCJEA applies in adoption proceedings. Issue: Whether KRS 199.502(3) requires courts to conduct an inquiry of indigency when biological parents appear pro se in adoption proceedings. Child…
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Sixth Circuit Holds No Constitutional Prohibition on State Limitations of Medical Treatments for Minors
Jane Doe 1 v. William Thornbury, Jr. No. 23-5609 Western District of Kentucky at Louisville Decided by Sutton, Chief Judge; White and Thapar, Circuit Judges. Opinion by Sutton, Chief Judge Dissent by White, Judge Date Rendered: September 28, 2023 Issue: Whether the United States Constitution prohibits Kentucky from limiting certain sex-transition treatments for minors experiencing…
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Trial Court Erred by Awarding 100% of Post-Separation Increases to Husband
Thielmeier v. Thielmeier Case No. 2021-SC-0532-DG Jefferson Circuit Court Opinion by Lambert Date Rendered: December 15, 2022 Issue: Whether the family court abused its discretion by awarding husband 100 percent of the amount by which two marital assets increased in value during the two-and-a-half-year period between the parties’ separation and the date of the decree…
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Kentucky Supreme Court Overturns Court of Appeal’s, Upholds Circuit Court’s Modification of Maintenance Based Upon Changed Circumstances and Award of Attorney Fees.
Mahl v. Mahl Case Nos. 2021-SC-0481-DG and 2021-SC-0487-DG Appeals from Jefferson Circuit Court Opinion by Bisig, Judge Date Rendered: April 27, 2023 Issue: Whether Substantial and Continuing Change in Circumstances existed Warranting Modification of Maintenance Award, and Whether Failure to Name Attorney as a Party to an Appeal of and Award of Attorney Fees could…
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Federal Law Prohibiting Individuals Subject to Domestic Violence Order from Receiving or Possessing Firearms Held Unconstitutional by U.S. District Court
United States v. Sherman Kelvin Combs U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky Appeal filed on February 23, 2023 Family Court issued a Domestic Violence Order (“DVO”) against Combs after “a hearing of which he received actual notice” and “an opportunity to participate.” The DVO prohibited Combs from “harassing, stalking, or threatening an…
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