Military Retirement Property Division Under USFSPA

Under the “Uniform Services Former Spouses’ Protection Act” (USFSPA), each state (including Kentucky) is allowed to treat “disposable retirement pay” as marital property according to each state’s law.  How will military retirement property division occur in a Kentucky divorce? Generally speaking, a former spouse may receive up to 50% (or...

Criminal Defense for Domestic Violence or Restraining Order Violations

Are you searching for an experienced Shepherdsville attorney for criminal defense for domestic violence or restraining order violations?  Whenever Kentucky law enforcement officers are called to the scene of a domestic disturbance, argument, or fight, they are usually required to take one of the parties involved into custody, regardless of...

Modifications to a Divorce Decree or Support Order

The only constant in life is change, and changes in your own life circumstances, that of a former spouse,  or the lives of your children may warrant modifications to a divorce decree or support order in Shepherdsville, Mount Washington, Shelbyville, Taylorsville, Radcliff, Elizabethtown, Jeffersontown, or Louisville, Kentucky. The request may...

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...

A Closely Held or Family Business in a Shepherdsville Divorce

What happens to a closely held or family business in a Shepherdsville divorce?  What happens when one of the spouses is a member of an LLC, holds shares in a corporation, or owns and runs their own small business? The central questions in these cases are the nature of the...

Temporary and Permanent Maintenance or Spousal Support Orders

How does maintenance or spousal support work in Kentucky, and how will I know if temporary or permanent maintenance or spousal support orders are likely in our divorce case?  In many cases, spousal support is established as "temporary" at the outset of the divorce process.  Ultimately, the question of whether or...

Modifications to a Divorce, Child Custody and Parenting Time, or Support Order

Are you searching for an attorney to help with modifications to a divorce, child custody and parenting time, or support order in Shepherdsville, Mount Washington, Shelbyville, Taylorsville, Radcliff, Elizabethtown, Jeffersontown or Louisville, Kentucky? They say the only constant in life is change, and changes in your own life’s circumstances and...