What is the role of the Hague Convention in international child abductions? What happens when a co-parent takes the child(ren) out of the country without the permission of the Court? Kentucky parents who are concerned about an international abduction of their child during or after a divorce might wonder how the government will help them...
Modification of Maintenance Rejected Due to Spouse’s Effort to Hide Income
A Kentucky Family Court recently rejected a former husband's modification of maintenance request due to bad faith and an attempt to manipulate business ownership to hide "income." The former husband owned a business which provided a $50,000 per year salary and an additional $200,000+ in business income annually. He had been originally ordered to pay...
Social Media Can Damage Your Louisville Divorce Case?
Did you realize that social media can damage your Louisville divorce case? What policy should you adopt toward social media, and in fact all communications, if you are facing a divorce in Louisville? It may not surprise you to learn that relationships on social media are a root cause of many divorces across Kentucky. What...
Commingled Assets and Debts in a Louisville Divorce
How will the Court handle commingled assets and debts in a Louisville divorce. Generally speaking, there are principally two types of marital property in a Louisville divorce – “marital property” and “separate property.” Basically, marital property will encompass any assets and debts which are obtained by the parties jointly or separately from the date of...