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Barren Circuit Court Affirmed in Holding Cabinet for Health and Family Services in Contempt
…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
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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Family Court Affirmed in Finding Mother Neglected Medically Complex Child
S.S. v. Commonwealth Case No. 2023-CA-0379-ME Jefferson Family Court Decided by Thompson, Chief Judge; Cetrulo and Combs, Judges. Opinion by Thompson, Chief Judge Date Rendered: October 13, 2023 Issue: Whether the Family Court erred in finding Mother neglected medically complex child. Child was born prematurely and diagnosed with eosinophilic esophagitis. Child failed to gain weight…
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