Legal Opinion

S.J.L.S. v. T.L.S.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided September 12, 2008No. Nos. 2006-CA-001730-ME, 2006-CA-001731-MRPublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ACREE, Judge.

In these companion cases, S.J.L.S.1 (S) appeals the Jefferson Family Court’s refusal to set aside a judgment of adoption and a joint custody order, both relating to her biological child, Z.J.S. (Z). For the following reasons, we affirm the family court’s order denying Kentucky Rules of Civil Procedure (CR) 60.02 relief in the adoption case, and we reverse the family court’s order denying relief in the custody case and remand that case for further proceedings.

I. Facts and Procedure

Two women, S and T.L.S. (T), met and fell in love sometime in 1997. They soon moved in…

2Cases cited92 opinions

  1. Matter of JacobNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
  2. Morgan v. Parents of M.M.Illinois Supreme Court · 1993
  3. In Interest of Angel Lace M.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1994
  4. Sharon S. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 2003
  5. Ex Parte FarleyKentucky Supreme Court · 1978

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. McClanahan v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 2010
  2. In re the Adoption of L.O.F.Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands · 2015
  3. Bell v. Commonwealth, Cabinet for Health & Family Services, Department for Community Based ServicesKentucky Supreme Court · 2014
  4. Cabinet for Health & Family Services v. J.T.G.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 2009
  5. Kelly v. City of Fort Thomas, KentuckyDistrict Court, E.D. Kentucky · 2009

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