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Grandparents Volunteering Assistance Alongside Parents Are Not De Facto Custodians
Rigdon v. England NO. 2023-CA-0984-MR Hardin Circuit Court Kentucky Court of Appeals Opinion by Judge Combs Date Rendered: July 12, 2024 Issues: Whether the legislative changes to aggregating time pursuant to the de facto custodianship statute, KRS 403.270, apply retroactively. Whether grandparents volunteering assistance qualify as de facto custodians. Paternal Grandparents filed a petition to…
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Interested Persons with Proper Standing who File a DNA Action Are Accorded the Status of a Party-Plaintiff
G.M.A. v. Commonwealth Case No. 2023-CA-0941-ME Gallatin Family Court Opinion by Judge Eckerle Date Rendered: May 3, 2024 Issue: Whether Interested Persons are entitled to status as parties to DNA proceedings. Paternal Grandparents filed a DNA Petition on behalf of their Grandchild alleging that Grandchild had been living with them since birth at the request…
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Grandmother’s Motion to Intervene in Adoption Properly Denied
D.B. v. T.C.W. Case NO. 2022-CA-1281-ME MERCER CIRCUIT COURT Decided by ACREE, GOODWINE, AND LAMBERT, JUDGES Opinion by ACREE, JUDGE Date Rendered: September 1, 2023 Issue: Whether Grandmother’s Motion to Intervene in Grandchild’s adoption proceeding was erroneously denied. Parents were both incarcerated at birth of the minor child. Grandmother was unable to accept placement of…
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The Ultimate Inquiry for Grandparent Visitation is Best Interest
…although there is a presumption in favor of the wishes of the parents, the ultimate inquiry is whether visitation is clearly in the children’s best interest
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