Being a parent is a difficult task under the best of circumstances, but becomes increasingly trying when one parent or another does not fulfill his or her responsibilities to the child. For thousands of parents fighting the good fight every day to be the best parent...
Year: 2016
Kentucky asset division
No matter what kind of marriage you may have, or how long it has survived, a divorce will mean determining a fair division of assets that must be approved by a court before the relationship can be legally dissolved. Kentucky, like most states in the union, operates on...
Uncontested divorce still benefits from quality counsel
For couples who decide to divorce and believe that they can do so amicably, utilizing easily downloaded forms and attempting a Do-It-Yourself uncontested divorce may seem like the best way to go. It is true that there is no necessary need to turn a mutual decision...
2 men arrested on multiple drug charges
Two men have been arrested on a slew of drug charges after police found them dozed off in a vehicle while parked in the parking lot of a church. The bust occurred in Benton, Kentucky, in the midmorning after an officer spotted the car and the apparently sleeping...
Who is given preference in child custody cases — mom or dad?
In contested custody cases, it is difficult to say what the outcome will be. Most fathers are likely to think that their wishes do not matter and that the mother's wants have priority. There was a time that this was true. However, things are changing, and, at the end...
What are tax implications of divorce?
If you're getting divorced, there are many things that you will be trying to sort through. Being able to sit down and sort out the particulars of moving on can be quite difficult, but you may be saving yourself a great headache later on by biting the bullet and doing...
What is the Standardized Field Sobriety Test?
With all of the technological advancements that have been made in the last 50 years, one might assume that law enforcement would long ago have retired the Standardized Field Sobriety Test. This has been in use throughout the country since the 1970s. While police have...
Pursuing fathers’ rights in Kentucky
Becoming a parent does not always happen in the way one might expect, but this does not mean that your rights as a parent are any less legitimate. For fathers in Kentucky, parental rights are well worth fighting for, but must be sought in specific ways to guarantee...
Family court judge proposes slowing down Kentucky divorces
A Kentucky judge is taking action to defend the institution of marriage against the ones who most often oppose it — married couples seeking a divorce. The judge met with state lawmakers last week to urge them to consider placing some new restrictions on the pace at...
How to talk to your children about your divorce
While a divorce can seriously change the life of both spouses, there may be no one more affected than children. According to the CDC, there are 3.2 divorces per 1,000 people in the population, highlighting the fact that divorce is something people deal with every day....