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Kentucky Supreme Court Expands De Facto Custodian Status
Lemaster v. Stiltner 2023-SC-0454-DG Greenup Circuit Court Kentucky Supreme Court Opinion by Justice Thompson Date Rendered: August 14, 2025 Question Presented: Whether the family court erred by denying the child’s custodian’s partner’s motion to intervene in the custody action between the custodian and the child’s biological mother when: (1) the partner’s motion to intervene was…
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Nonparent Must Prove Unfitness or Waiver to Defeat Parent’s Superior Right to Custody
Appleman v. Gebell 2024-SC-0137-DGE Bracken Circuit Court Kentucky Supreme Court Opinion by Justice Nickell Date Rendered: December 19, 2024 Issue: Whether mother waived superior right to custody. In 2016, shortly after birth, Child was placed with Paternal Relatives. In 2019, the Court entered a permanency order granting full custody to Paternal Relatives. In 2021, Mother…
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Mullins v. Picklesimer Does Not Require Agreement to Support a Finding of Partial Waiver of Superior Right to Custody
Link v. Link No. 2023-CA-1073-ME Meade Circuit Court Opinion by Judge Karem Date Rendered: July 12, 2024 Child’s biological paternity was never established. Biological Mother and Mother’s husband, Father, raised child to believe Father was child’s biological father. Child called Father “dad,” Mother changed Child’s surname to Father’s surname, Father was a stay-at-home dad, and…
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