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Fear of Repeated Unwarranted Hospital Visits Is Not a Serious Injury
Howe v. Howe No. 2025-CA-1194-ME Warren Circuit Court Kentucky Court of Appeals Opinion by Chief Judge Thompson Date Rendered: January 23, 2026 Question Presented: Whether “the potential fear created in the children by the repeated visits to the doctor and hospital” is sufficient to satisfy the “fear of serious injury” element set out in KRS
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DVO Protection Extended to Partner’s Children
Pennie v. Mohamed 2024-CA-1400-ME Jefferson Family Court Kentucky Court of Appeals Opinion by Judge Caldwell Date Rendered: June 27, 2025 Ordered Published: August 8, 2025 Question Presented: (1) Whether the family court erred in allowing petition for order of protection to proceed on behalf of Mohamed’s minor children; (2) whether the family court improperly admitted
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Kentucky May Exercise Jurisdiction Over Non-Residents Within Domestic Violence Actions
Baum v. Aldava Case No. 2024-SC-0182-DGE Jefferson Family Court Opinion by Chief Justice Thompson Date Rendered: April 24, 2025 Issue: Whether Kentucky can exercise jurisdiction over non-residents within domestic violence actions. This case was previously before the Kentucky Supreme Court which held that Kentucky would follow the objective method in determining a child’s home state
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Family Court May Consider Coercive Control in DVO Analysis
Hogle v. Hogle 2024-CA-0731-ME Kentucky Court of Appeals Opinion by Judge McNeill Date Rendered: February 21, 2025 Issue: Whether coercive control can be considered although the words “coercive control” do not appear in the Kentucky domestic violence statute. Husband flipped over sofa while child was laying on it injuring Wife. Wife initiated a divorce proceeding
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United States Supreme Court Upholds Federal Statute Prohibiting Individuals Subject to Domestic Violence Orders from Possessing Firearms as Constitutional
United States v. Rahimi No. 22-915 United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Opinion by Justice Roberts Date Rendered: June 21, 2024 Issue: Whether 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(8), a federal statute which prohibits an individual subject to a domestic violence restraining order from possessing a firearm if that order includes a finding that he
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