Cabinet for Human Resources v. Howard

HOWARD, Judge.

This case arises from an assessment of fees for court-appointed attorneys and guardians ad litem in dependency actions against the Cabinet for Human Resources.

The action at bar is a consolidation of twelve separate juvenile dependency actions brought under KRS 208.020(l)(d) in Fayette District Court. The attorneys in these cases were appointed as either guardians ad litem or simply as counsel for the parents of the children involved. At the conclusion of these proceedings, each attorney moved the court to award them fees for their services. The attorney’s fees were to be…