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Notice of Appeal Cannot be Electronically Filed in Termination of Parental Rights (“TPR”) Cases.
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CHFS v. D.W. Case No. 2022-SC-0521-DGE Jefferson Family Court Opinion by Justice Conley Date Rendered: December 14, 2023 Issue: Whether electronically filed notice of appeal in termination of parental rights matter is timely when it was filed in the incorrect matter. On July 20, 2021, the Family Court issued a written final order terminating the…
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Courts Must Inquire as to Indigency in Stepparent Adoptions
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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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Kentucky Court of Appeals Grants Writ of Prohibition and Stays Jefferson County Family Court DNA Action Pending Breckenridge County Ruling on Custody and Adoption Petitions
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H.H., ET AL. v. HONORABLE LORI GOODWIN, JUDGE, JEFFERSON FAMILY COURT, ET AL. Case No. 2022-CA-1023-OA Original Action arising from Jefferson Family Court Decided by Dixon, Lambert, and Maze, Judges Opinion by Maze, Judge Date Rendered: December 2, 2022 Issue: Whether Family Court Erred and Writ of Prohibition Should be Issued Minor child was born…
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Barren Circuit Court Affirmed in Holding Cabinet for Health and Family Services in Contempt
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…compensatory penalties are within the scope of civil contempt, where one purpose of civil contempt is to compensate for the losses the noncompliance occasioned.
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Cabinet for Health and Family Services May Appeal from Order Requiring Public Funds for Expert Witness in Dependency, Neglect, and Abuse Cases; Family Court Affirmed in Granting Motion for Public Funds
Nathan Hardymon
Because the Cabinet needed to consult an expert before bringing its petition, the Court of Appeals found that it was fundamentally fair that the parents be able to hire an expert.
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