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0 Answers | Asked in Child Custody and Child Support for Kentucky on
Q: How can i get off child support since the mother of my son makes 3 times more than i do?

She owns a business and also has people to pay her weekly rent to run their business in her business. She also owns multiple properties.

0 Answers | Asked in Child Custody and Child Support for Kentucky on
Q: If you have 50/50 custody?

One parent was ordered to pay 70% if health insurance and exchange for child support he would pay for private school . 10 years later judge said he didn’t have to pay for private school anymore. So now i provide Medicaid for son base off my income (ssi) i just received financial assistance for my... View More

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Q: If you have already had your 2nd week vacation time scheduled and after custody trail

For 10 years our schedule was Mon Tuesday and every other weekend. At custody trail judge change visitation to 2-2-3 while deliberating for 5 months sends orders in mail to change visitation schedule to week on week off. In the mean time co parent had already sent me notification to take his... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Contracts, Divorce, Family Law and Child Custody for Kentucky on
Q: Contracts forced through duress. Using visitation for children. Contract allows full power to the monitor.

At any moment criminal action may be placed on the male with justification. The court is has been one sided through entirety of divorce. Female has only made gains through control of child, childsupport, and revenue from estate. Through deceit aided by professional counsel and judgment from a... View More

Timothy Denison
Timothy Denison
answered on May 16, 2024

More I formation is needed. What contract are your referring to?

1 Answer | Asked in Adoption, Child Custody and Family Law for Kentucky on
Q: If i was 15 in foster care and did not consent to being moved across state lines for adoption is that legal?

I had been in foster care for a year. I was very adamant about not wanting to be moved states. I was later kicked out and never even adopted.

Timothy Denison
Timothy Denison
answered on May 10, 2024

Yes. That is legal.

2 Answers | Asked in Appeals / Appellate Law, Child Custody, Constitutional Law and Federal Crimes for Kentucky on
Q: In the past year I've realized I'm being used as intellectual property, how can I see?

Also I have been iD fraud, Microsoft and 2 hospitals leaked my records, I lost my apartment vehicle and job after a dui I was innocent of, the next day cps took my daughter... now looking back it's clear to me that Shelbyville ky has done this same thing to many women. Federal housing,... View More

Timothy Denison
Timothy Denison
answered on May 10, 2024

Talk to a local lawyer. Much more info is needed to ascertain the intellectual property you referenced.

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1 Answer | Asked in Adoption and Child Custody for Kentucky on
Q: my fiance has permanent custody of his kids. can i adopt them?
Timothy Denison
Timothy Denison
answered on May 6, 2024

Most likely, yes.

2 Answers | Asked in Criminal Law, Appeals / Appellate Law, Child Custody and Constitutional Law for Kentucky on
Q: Is DCBS required to notify me of a substantiated case finding against me?

I have just been informed by a potential employer that my name is on the Child Abuse Registry, apparently due to a substantiated DCBS case filed against me 5 years ago for Abandonment & Supervision Neglect. DCBS never notified me of this substantiation and never attempted to remove my child... View More

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answered on May 1, 2024

If you have discovered that your name is on the Child Abuse Registry due to a substantiated case by DCBS (Department for Community Based Services) that you were not previously notified about, it's important to address this issue directly with DCBS. Generally, agencies are required to notify... View More

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1 Answer | Asked in Family Law, Adoption and Child Custody for Kentucky on
Q: in KY My neice wants to sign over her baby when's he is born to me and my husband. So cps don't take him

She has had 3 other kids taken after birth. Just got last cps case closed. Can we just do straight out adoption from birth? And not deal with cps

Timothy Denison
Timothy Denison
answered on Apr 17, 2024

No. Unfortunately, you’ll still have to deal with cps

1 Answer | Asked in Family Law, Child Custody and Civil Rights for Kentucky on
Q: I have full custody of my 12-year-old daughter (straight A student). Why does the cabinet deny me custody of my son?

I completed the case plan and all requests made by the cabinet and judge but was denied custody of my son and my rights were involuntarily taken. Reason; The cabinet and judge replied due to the time my son was in the cabinet's custody. However, with COVID-19, multiple caseworkers were... View More

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answered on Apr 15, 2024

I'm so sorry to hear about the difficult situation you're going through with trying to regain custody of your son. Dealing with child custody issues can be incredibly stressful and heartbreaking, especially when you feel the process has been unfair or biased.

While I don't...
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1 Answer | Asked in Adoption, Child Custody and Family Law for Kentucky on
Q: Can I adopt without parent permission if I have permanent custody since 11 months old and she is going to be 7.

I received temporary custody of this child at 2 weeks old and the mother did not comply with CPS request. When this child was just shy of her first birthday I was granted permanent custody of this child. Mother is in her life, the mother is on probation. This child is 6 years old. The father has no... View More

Timothy Denison
Timothy Denison
answered on Apr 6, 2024

Yes, you can file a contested adoption action against both parents.

1 Answer | Asked in Child Custody and Family Law for Kentucky on
Q: Hello, I have a person that keep threatening me to call child protection services if I don't sign custody over to them.

They have gone far enough to integrate my children on video, clearly tell they were being coached.

Timothy Denison
Timothy Denison
answered on Apr 5, 2024

Report this to the authorities and let them deal with it.

1 Answer | Asked in Arbitration / Mediation Law, Child Custody, Child Support and Divorce for Kentucky on
Q: Can a recently divorced husband draw up contractual paperwork with a lawyer that the wife "fired" (Kentucky)?

He is recently divorced. She fired the lawyer before finalizing their divorce, but he went to that lawyer post-divorce to ensure his rights as a father in Kentucky were being followed by both parties. She refuses to sign any paperwork from this lawyer because she claims "conflict of interest".

Timothy Denison
Timothy Denison
answered on Mar 29, 2024

It is a conflict and the lawyer could be disqualified.

1 Answer | Asked in Child Custody and Criminal Law for Kentucky on
Q: Is it illegal for a father to take explicit photos of his genitalia in front of his underage child in ky?

My ex husband took explicit photos of himself and sent it to my sister who sent it to me because our daughter was in the photo.

Timothy Denison
Timothy Denison
answered on Mar 27, 2024

Yes. That should be reported to the authorities.

1 Answer | Asked in Criminal Law, Family Law, Traffic Tickets and Child Custody for Kentucky on
Q: how is it possible kentucky cps can not allow us to contact with my children even on Facebook? I can’t even see pics.

A quick catch-up just from our last court date, we got lied on by CPS to the judge about being there in attendance and when they found out we were there we still wasn’t permitted to talk to the judge. The judge according to CPS stripped our last method for contact with our own children by banning... View More

Timothy Denison
Timothy Denison
answered on Mar 23, 2024

CPS cannot allow or disallow you to do anything. If the Court issued a no contact order, it is the court who intends you to have no contact, not CPS.

1 Answer | Asked in Child Custody and Family Law for Kentucky on
Q: When filing for child custody, in kentucky, does the county in which you file matter?

Child's mother filed for custody in Carter County, she lives in Boyd County and so do children.

Timothy Denison
Timothy Denison
answered on Mar 21, 2024

Yes. Should be county of residence. Make a motion to transfer case from Carter to Boyd.

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