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Unlike other states, Kentucky has no presumption of a child going to either parent in the event of a divorce. Rather, Kentucky uses a “best interest of the child” standard when determining legal custody of children. The presumption in Kentucky courts is that parents who are separated will exercise joint legal and physical custody of […]
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Parental alienation is a strategy whereby one parent intentionally expresses to the child unjustified negativity regarding the other parent in order to damage the child’s relationship with the other parent. This scenario can commonly occur following a divorce. Parental alienation is a form of abuse and is not in the best interest of the child. […]
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04 May '22
Many people know that prenuptial agreements can be used to identify premarital assets and prevent them from becoming marital assets. However, there are several other benefits to executing a prenuptial agreement before getting married. One lesser-known benefit of having a prenuptial agreement is that it can limit an individual’s debt liability. A prenuptial agreement can […]
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For the first time in many, many years, the Kentucky legislature is making significant modifications to the child support statutes by way of House Bill 404. A lot of the adjustments to the Kentucky statutes have been needed for a very long time, as inflation and cost of living increased, without a corresponding transformation in […]
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16 Apr '21
We help children with personal injuries recover compensation for their injuries, and we also help protect the funds that they recover. We do this by creating a Conservatorship for the injured minor that is overseen by the Court. Specifically, we ask the Court to appoint someone, usually a parent, to serve as the Conservator for […]
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With the warm weather coming and COVID restrictions slllloooowly lifting, parents are starting to think about travel with their children again. Within the United States and its territories, you do not need to worry about passports. But, what if you are thinking about taking minors on a vacation outside the country? Do they have passports? […]
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Kentucky has not had a mechanism for a man who thinks he might be the father of a child to be notified if the mother tries to put the child up for adoption . . . until now. Effective for the first time as of July 2018, a man who believes he might be […]
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Effective July 1, 2018, Kentucky’s laws on custody and timesharing will change dramatically. From now on, at the start of any custody or divorce case, there will be a presumption that the parents should be awarded joint legal custody and equal timesharing in all cases. (Please see other articles on this website for explanations of […]
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Quietly in early April, with little fanfare, the Kentucky legislature passes a new House Bill (HB) 492, relating to temporary custody orders. New laws in Kentucky generally take effect on July 1st each year. The link http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/17RS/HB492.htm can take you to the actual statutory language. When parties who have children separate, and before they reach […]
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02 Mar '17
When couples with children separate, whether they have been married or not, one of most important challenges they need to address is the schedule of how the children go back and forth between the two houses. Until recently, the courts normally called that schedule “visitation”. Some counties in Kentucky still refer to it that way. […]
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