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Foundational Law: Timesharing Presumption
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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Foundational Law: Attorney Fees
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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Unmarried Couples May Jointly Adopt Child
G.G. and T.S. v. Cabinet 2024-SC-0143-DGE Jackson Circuit Court Kentucky Court of Appeals Opinion by Justice Goodwine Date Rendered: June 20, 2025 Issue: Whether KRS Chapter 199 prohibits unmarried couples from jointly petitioning to adopt a child. An unmarried couple jointly petitioned Family Court to adopt a child. The unmarried couple had jointly and exclusively
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