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Kentucky Follows Objective Method in Determining Temporary Absence from State Under UCCJEA
Aldava v. Johnson Case No. 2023-SC-0251-MR Jefferson Family Court Opinion by Chief Justice VanMeter Date Rendered: March 14, 2024 Issue: Whether Kentucky or Texas had jurisdiction over child custody action, and whether child living for months in a third state for the father’s job constituted a “temporary absence” under UCCJEA for jurisdiction purposes. Child was…
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Trial Court Erred by Awarding 100% of Post-Separation Increases to Husband
Thielmeier v. Thielmeier Case No. 2021-SC-0532-DG Jefferson Circuit Court Opinion by Lambert Date Rendered: December 15, 2022 Issue: Whether the family court abused its discretion by awarding husband 100 percent of the amount by which two marital assets increased in value during the two-and-a-half-year period between the parties’ separation and the date of the decree…
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Barren Circuit Court Affirmed in Holding Cabinet for Health and Family Services in Contempt
…compensatory penalties are within the scope of civil contempt, where one purpose of civil contempt is to compensate for the losses the noncompliance occasioned.
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