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Starting Down The Road To Reform: Kentucky's New Long-Arm Statute For Family Obligations, Louise Everett Graham
Starting Down The Road To Reform: Kentucky's New Long-Arm Statute For Family Obligations, Louise Everett Graham
Law Faculty Scholarly Articles
Kentucky has long needed a comprehensive family law provision for its long-arm statute. Before the general long-arm statute was amended by the 1992 General Assembly, it addressed only a narrow class of paternity cases among its specific jurisdictional provisions, ignoring the need for long-arm jurisdiction in other domestic relations cases. A second long-arm statute provided jurisdiction over some nonresidents to establish or enforce child support obligations. In the contexts of divorce and child support, Kentucky's failure to claim constitutionally available jurisdiction deprived Kentucky residents of important protection.
Recent amendments to Kentucky statutes fill previous gaps and expand Kentucky's jurisdiction in …
The Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement Of Support Act And The Defense Of Non-Paternity: A Functional Analysis, Richard P. Perna
The Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement Of Support Act And The Defense Of Non-Paternity: A Functional Analysis, Richard P. Perna
Kentucky Law Journal
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Kentucky Law Survey: Domestic Relations, Louise Everett Graham
Kentucky Law Survey: Domestic Relations, Louise Everett Graham
Law Faculty Scholarly Articles
In the decade since Kentucky's adoption of the Uniform Marriage and Divorce Act, the state's courts have faced the task of interpreting it in domestic relations litigation. This past year was no exception. A number of problems before Kentucky courts were recurrent issues. For example, the divisibility of educational degrees acquired by one spouse again required court assessment. Similarly, issues surrounding both maintenance and child support reappeared. These recurrent issues, along with new issues requiring court solution, heavily burdened trial and appellate courts. This Survey will discuss court resolutions of significant problems in the areas of marital property, maintenance and …
Blood Grouping Tests In Bastardy Proceeding, Gerald Robin Griffin
Blood Grouping Tests In Bastardy Proceeding, Gerald Robin Griffin
Kentucky Law Journal
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