Sullivan v. Tucker

OPINION

KNOPF, Judge:

Linda Sullivan and Ronald Gibson appeal from a July 29, 1999, order of Daviess Circuit Court denying, in effect, their motion for a declaration of status. They seek to be declared “de facto custodians” of Linda’s two grandchildren and maintain that the trial court’s refusal to issue such a declaration stemmed from a mis-interpre-tation of KRS 403.270. Although for reasons somewhat different than those of the trial court, we agree that Linda and Ronald are not entitled to the relief they seek and so affirm the trial court’s order.

Linda is the paternal grandmother of two…