Legal Opinion
Copas v. Copas
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Decided February 3, 2012No. Nos. 2009-CA-000685-MR, 2009-CA-000720-MRPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ACREE, Judge:
This opinion addresses the combined appeal and cross-appeal from orders of the Shelby Family Court modifying the division of Appellee/Cross-Appellant Richard Copas’s military retired pay between Richard and his former spouse, Appellant/Cross-Appellee Kathy Copas. There are three issues before us. First, did the family court abuse its discretion in utilizing Kentucky Rules of Civil Procedure (CR) 60.02(f) to reopen the order dividing the parties’ marital property? Second, did the family court abuse its discretion in modifying the language in a previous order concerning the…
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