Kentucky Family Law, and the Judges here in Bullitt County and throughout the Louisville region are guided by the principle that child custody and visitation plans should be based upon the best interests of the child(ren). Kentucky law has clearly established a rebuttable presumption that it is in the best...
If My Former Spouse Isn’t Following Custody Orders Do I Still Have to Pay Child Support?
If your former spouse isn’t following custody orders, are you still required to make your child support payments? Yes, you are still required by Kentucky family law to continue paying child support. But it’s a very interesting question with a lot of layers. Here in Kentucky, child support relates to...
Relocating With Children After a Bullitt County Divorce
Experienced Child Custody and Relocation Attorney Serving Shepherdsville, Mount Washington, Shelbyville, Taylorsville, Radcliff, Elizabethtown, Jeffersontown, and Louisville, Kentucky. We are often asked, can a parent in Kentucky legally move out of the area or out of state with their child(ren) during or after a divorce? If you have heard something...
When a New Partner Enters into an Existing Child Custody Situation
We often see problems and child custody and visitation issues when a new partner enters into an existing child custody situation. It is natural for those who have gone through a divorce to develop new relationships down the road when they are ready. In most cases, it’s not a question...
Experienced Shepherdsville Child Custody and Visitation Attorney
Are you searching for an experienced Shepherdsville child custody & visitation attorney? When it comes to child custody and visitation issues in Shepherdsville and throughout the greater Louisville area, our Family Courts are focused on what is in the best interests of the child or children. In most cases, the...
How Will a New Partner Affect Child Custody?
How will a new partner affect child custody? What happens when one of the parents involved in shared parenting starts to date or even gets serious about a potential partner? Child custody and parenting time issues can be quite challenging at times. My name is John Schmidt, and after more...
Relocation Away from Bullitt County Kentucky with Children
Are you searching for information on a planned relocation away from Bullitt County Kentucky with children? Child custody situations that involve a parent who wishes to move out of the area, out of state, and especially out of the country and take the children are pretty complex emotionally, as well...
Shepherdsville Child Custody and Parenting Time Attorney
Are you searching for an experienced Shepherdsville child custody and parenting time attorney? One of the most important issues in any divorce or move-away/relocation case involving children relates to child custody, parenting time or visitation, and child support. In Bullitt County and throughout the Louisville-area region, child custody and parenting...
Best Practices When Your Child Visits the Other Parent
After more than 25 years of experience with child custody and family law issues here in Shepherdsville, Mount Washington, Shelbyville, Taylorsville, Radcliff, Elizabethtown, Jeffersontown, and Louisville, Kentucky, and based in part on my own personal experience, I thought it might be helpful to share a couple of best practices when...
Take the Children Out of State Without the Court’s Permission – Move Away Child Custody or Parental Kidnapping?
If you take the children out of state without the Court’s permission, is it simply a question of move away child custody or could it be considered to be “parental kidnapping?” Can a parent sharing custody with a co-parent take the child(ren) and move out of the area or out...