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Foundational Law: Continuance Factors
We are honored to be regularly invited by the Louisville Bar Association to give the Annual Domestic Relations Case Law Update. Each year, we are asked about the most important case of the year. In this series, we look back at the cases we have cited as “the most important.” If you are more interested
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Sixth Circuit Reaffirms High Bar for § 1983 Claims Against Child Welfare Caseworkers
R.S. v. Lucas County Children Services 25-3247 United States Court of Appeals Sixth Circuit Opinion by Judge Ritz Date Rendered: November 18, 2025 Question Presented: Whether social workers showed deliberate indifference to children’s safety in violation of the children’s Fourteenth Amendment Substantive Due Process rights. Lucas County Children Services (“LCCS”) removed children from Mother’s custody
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Family Court Violated Father’s Express Due Process Rights under KRS 403.300(3) by Allowing Testimony and Admitting Friend of the Court Report After Prohibiting Father from Taking the Deposition of Children’s Therapist Prior to Hearing
Gansbeke v. Gansbeke No. 2023-CA-0942-MR Jefferson Family Court, Hon. Judge Ogden Opinion by Judge Acree Date Rendered: October 25, 2024 Family Court appointed a Friend of the Court (“FOC”) to investigate and make a report regarding the parties’ parenting time schedule, and Mother’s status as sole decision maker for the parties’ two children. Father moved
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