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It’s National Back To School Month, and what better month to talk about primary residential status as a custodian in Kentucky.  This time of year brings to the surface legal disagreements over where children will attend school.  It seems like a good time to explain the terms “primary residential parent” (PRP) and “primary residential custodian”(PRC). […]

It’s National Back To School Month, and what better month to talk about primary residential status as a custodian in Kentucky.  This time of year brings to the surface legal disagreements over where children will attend school.  It seems like a good time to explain the terms “primary residential parent” (PRP) and “primary residential custodian”(PRC). […]

When parents of a child end their relationship, child support is often ordered by the Court.  This can be accomplished at no cost by contacting the child support office in the county where the child resides.  The child support office will open a child support case.  Their job is to ensure the financial security of […]

On March 19, 2021, Governor Beshear signed House Bill 404 into law, significantly overhauling the child support statutes originally enacted in 1990.  The new laws are not effective until March 1, 2022. Below are the highlights: 1) Increases in the child support schedule: 2)  The amount of extraordinary medical expenses to be paid by the […]

April is child abuse prevention month, and you are an important part of the prevention plan.  Did you know that you have a legal duty to report child dependency, neglect, or abuse?  Kentucky law requires any person that knows or has reason to believe that a child has been dependent, neglected, or abused, to report […]

A Court order is only enforceable if it is recorded into the Court record. Typically, the order is written, either as an agreement, order, or in the Judge’s notes from a hearing. It may also be recorded on a video.  All these forms of an order can be enforceable.   Statements made during settlement negotiations are […]

Americans are marrying later in life and less often, and the number of divorces is on the decline according to Statista.Com.  This trend is very noticeable in my practice.  I regularly meet men and women with problems resulting from living with their romantic partner without getting married.  This can create legal nightmares. Owning property.  If […]

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When the Supreme Court ruled in June that same-sex marriage was a fundamental right and therefore legal in all 50 states in the case of Obergefell v. Hodges, the court was also effectively ruling on Bourke v. Beshear, a case challenging Kentucky’s same-sex marriage ban that had been joined with the Obergefell case before the court. Legal Background of […]