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Divorce Basics: Is Child Support Cut in Half When One Child Turns 18?
If you are paying child support for two (or more) children and one child turns 18, you may assume your child support obligation will automatically be reduced by half. In most cases, that is not how Kentucky law works. In Kentucky, child support is typically calculated under the Kentucky Child Support Guidelines. When only one
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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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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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No Grounds to Undo Knowing and Voluntary Child Abuse Stipulation
F.M. v. CHFS 2024-CA-1351-ME Jefferson Circuit Court Kentucky Court of Appeals Opinion by Judge Jones Date Rendered: November 21, 2025 Question Presented: Whether Father can set aside a dependency, neglect, and abuse (“DNA”) stipulation when he agreed to the stipulation without knowledge of the impact on his employment. Father stipulated that he had placed his
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