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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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Foundational Law: Children and patient-psychotherapist privilege
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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Biological Parent Notice and Best Interest Analysis Necessary to Enforce Marital Settlement Agreement Granting Nonparent Joint Custody
Massacci-Miller v. Miller 2024-CA-0960-MR Montgomery Circuit Court Kentucky Court of Appeals Opinion by Judge McNeill Date Rendered: October 24, 2025 Question Presented: Whether a Kentucky Court has proper subject matter jurisdiction when paternity action established paternity in Ohio. Whether a Marital Settlement Agreement granting nonparent joint custody and visitation is enforceable. Husband and Wife shared
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Relocation Order Vacated for Failure to Include Best Interest Standard Analysis
Long v. Long 2024-CA-1423-MR Harlan Circuit Court Kentucky Court of Appeals Opinion by Judge Lambert Date Rendered: November 14, 2025 Question Presented: Whether a trial court may grant a parent’s motion to relocate and modify parenting time without making findings of fact or conclusions of law addressing whether the relocation is in the children’s best
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Appeal Dismissed for Failure to Comply with Rules of Appellate Procedure
W.I.S. v. K.M.B. 2024-CA-1125-ME Jefferson Family Court Kentucky Court of Appeals Opinion by Judge Eckerle Date Rendered: October 3, 2025 Question Presented: Whether Appellant’s repeated failure to comply with the Kentucky Rules of Appellate Procedure (RAP) justified striking his briefs and dismissing the appeals under RAP 10(B). The case arose from two adoption petitions filed
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