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Divorce Basics: Rules
Have you seen a motion filed by your attorney or the opposing party citing a rule with an acronym you do not understand? If your case is in Kentucky, citations to abbreviations like CR, FCRPP, and RAP are commonly used in legal pleadings, but they are not always clearly explained in a way that laypeople…
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KRS 403.220 Preempts CR 69 Offer of Judgment Rule
Picard v. Knight 2023-SC-0043-DG Pulaski Circuit Court Kentucky Supreme Court Opinion by Justice Thompson Date Rendered: October 24, 2024 Issue: Whether an offer of judgment pursuant to CR 68 is permissible in a family law matter. Mother and Father litigated multiple issues including child support related to a shared child. Subsequent to a hearing and…
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Family Court not Required to Set Aside an Enforceable Settlement Agreement Under CR 60.02, and to Appoint a GAL, Where the Incarcerated Person Has Elected to Proceed Without Counsel and Without Contest
Jolly v. Jolly No. 2023-CA-1189-ME Bourbon Circuit Court Opinion by Judge Cetrulo Date Rendered: August 30, 2024 Prior to the divorce, Husband entered a guilty plea on numerous fraud and money laundering offenses, and the government seized all real and personal property in Husband and Wife’s joint names. Husband and Wife entered into a settlement…
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