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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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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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Biological Father Entitled to Intervene in Dissolution of Marriage and Obtain Relief Under CR 60.02
Wood v. Critz NO. 2021-CA-0902-MR Simpson Family Court Decided by Clayton, Chief Judge; Cetrulo, and K. Thompson, Judges Opinion by Thompson, K., Judge Date Rendered: January 6, 2023 Issue: Whether biological father could intervene in a dissolution action post-judgment. In 2015, Mother became pregnant by Biological Father while married to Husband and child was
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Family Court decision Restricting Father’s Parenting Time without a Finding of Serious Endangerment Vacated and Remanded
Turner v. Turner NO. 2022-CA-0422-MR Warren Circuit Court Decided by Caldwell, Combs, and Lambert, Judges Opinion by Caldwell, Judge Date Rendered: June 2, 2023 Issue: Whether parenting time can be restricted without a finding of serious endangerment. After a hearing, Family Court found Father had not cooperated with family therapy and suspended his parenting time
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Family Court Order Did Not Err in Finding Custody Agreement Giving Mother Final Decision-Making Authority over Educational and Medical Decisions Requires Mother’s Decisions to be Reasonable and not Prejudicial to Father’s Rights as Joint Custodian.
Swan v. Gatewood Case No. 2022-CA-0202-MR Fayette Family Court Decided by Combs, Easton, and Eckerle Judges. Opinion by Eckerle, Judge Date Rendered: June 9, 2023 Issue: Whether Mother’s Final Decision-Making Authority Regarding Educational and Medical Decisions is Subject to Judicial Review for Reasonableness. Mother and Father disagreed about where to send minor Child to kindergarten.
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