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Family Court had Jurisdiction to Extend Interpersonal Protective Order (โIPOโ), but Evidence was Insufficient to Support Extension of the Protective Order
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Christina Holt Taylor v. Leigh-Ann Fitzpatrick Case No. 2022-CA-0946-ME Allen Family Court Decided by Cetrulo, Dixon, and Taylor, Judges Opinion by Cetrulo, Judge Date Rendered: January 13, 2023 Issue: Whether Family Court had Jurisdiction to Extend Interpersonal Protective Order (โIPOโ) and Whether Family Courtโs Order Extending IPO was Supported by Sufficient Evidence Family court entered…
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Kentucky Supreme Court Holds Zoom Testimony Violated Defendantโs Sixth Amendment Right of Confrontation Afforded by the U.S. Constitution Without Showing of Necessity
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Campbell v. Commonwealth Case No. 2021-SC-0479-MR Appeal from Adair Circuit Court Opinion by Conley, Judge Date Rendered: April 27, 2023 Issue: Whether Circuit Court Erred by allowing a witness to testify via zoom in violation of the Defendantโs Sixth Amendment Right to Confrontation. Circuit Court found Defendant guilty of violating a Domestic Violence Order and…
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Family Court Affirmed as Mutual Restraining Order Did Not Prohibit Party from Seeking Relief via DVO.
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Lazar v. Lazar NO. 2023-CA-0145-ME Floyd Circuit Court Decided by Easton, Jones, and Lambert, Judges Opinion by Jones, Judge Date Rendered: August 25, 2023 Issue: Whether res judicata applies when a no contact order has been entered prior to a Petition for a DVO. In March of 2022, Husband grabbed Wife by the neck and…
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Family Courtโs Order Granting Stepfatherโs Petition to Adopt Stepson Vacated and Remanded for New Hearing due to Family Courtโs Failure to Utilize the Constitutionally Mandated Clear and Convincing Standard.
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W.H.J. v. J.N.W., J.A.W., and N.H.J., A Minor Child Case No. 2022-CA-1055-ME Warren Circuit Court, Family Court Division Decided by Caldwell, Dixon, and Eckerle, Judges Opinion by Caldwell, Judge Date Rendered: May 19, 2023 Issue: Whether Stepparent Adoption Could be Upheld Despite Family Courtโs Failure to Utilize the Clear and Convincing Evidence Standard Mother and…
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