Legal Opinion

S.B. v. M.C.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided September 23, 2011No. 2009-CA-000966-MEPublished

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

LAMBERT, Judge:

This matter originated in the Scott Family Court when S.B. filed a suit seeking to establish paternity of L.R.C., a minor child born to M.C. This suit was subsequently dismissed by the Scott Family Court for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Because we believe the Scott Family Court had jurisdiction to determine paternity and custody, we reverse and remand for proceedings consistent with this opinion.

M.C. and C.C. were lawfully married on November 25,1995, and remain married to date. They have two children together, not parties to this action, and M.C. has two other…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Transit Authority of River City v. MontgomeryKentucky Supreme Court · 1992
  2. J.N.R. v. O'ReillyKentucky Supreme Court · 2008
  3. J.A.S. v. BushelmanKentucky Supreme Court · 2011
  4. Couch v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 2008

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