An uncontested divorce is when both parties agree to the disposition and division of the marital assets and debts. Although this tends to make the divorce process quicker, it rarely reduces any of the required documents that need to be submitted to the court.
Child Support
Unless otherwise agreed upon, such as in a divorce proceeding, child support is normally requested through the local Child Support Enforcement Agency. This agency is responsible for the collection and payment of child support. Generally speaking, the County Attorney oversees the local agency and can help direct you on how to apply for benefits.
Child Custody and Visitation
Whether as part of a divorce proceeding or for those situations in which the parties are not married, child custody cases are a common proceeding in which the court determines who should be the primary custodian of the child and when and how visitation of the child or children should take place.
Adoption
Paternity
Premarital Agreement
Prenuptial, or antenuptial, agreements are contractual documents agreed upon and executed prior to marriage. They govern the disposition of personal, real, and other property should the marriage be dissolved or should one of the parties die. Most often prenups are used in those cases in which one or both parties have considerable assets or business interests that they wish to protect.
Guardianship
If you do not have an attorney in fact and become mentally disabled, then a Guardianship action, which is described below, will have to be initiated in Court. Further, there may be some situations which warrant a guardianship action even if you have named an attorney in fact, but one of our attorneys can help explain further.
Legal Separation
However, a legal separation is not required to proceed with a divorce action, although the parties must be separated for a period of time before a divorce can be filed or finalized.
Mr. Rice handles a variety of real estate, civil, and criminal matters. He performs title examinations throughout the Buffalo Trace region and eastern Kentucky, conducts real estate closings, and handles various other real estate issues. He also leads the firm in landlord-tenant issues, including forcible detainers/evictions and lease negotiations and preparations.
Wrongful Death
Our attorneys handle a variety of cases including personal injury, wrongful death, trucking accidents, estate planning, domestic relations matters, adoptions, divorces, legal separations, title searches, and real estate disputes.
Claire practices in our civil litigation department and also handles real estate matters, estate planning, and domestic and family law issues
Premises Liability
You shouldn’t have to pay because a negligent business owner fails to maintain their store and property. During your consultation, our attorneys will ask you some questions to determine who might be liable and what’s the best way to proceed.
Real Estate Transactions
Jackie Sue Wright chairs the firm’s real estate practice and is an agent for the Chicago Title Insurance Company, and as such, she is handles title searches, real estate transactions and disputes, deed preparation, and foreclosures. Additionally, she plays a major role in our domestic and family practice and has handled a variety of different cases from child custody to adoption to name changes.
Eminent Domain
Civil litigation, insurance law, personal injury, real estate transactions and disputes, condemnation and eminent domain, domestic and family law matters
Land Use and Zoning
Real estate transactions and disputes, zoning and land use, landlord-tenant law, estates and probate, condemnation and eminent domain, and domestic and family matters
Landlord-Tenant Disputes
Since then Robin David Rice joined in 2015, supporting our real estate department and overseeing our landlord-tenant law practice, and in 2018, A. Claire Estill joined the firm with a focus on civil litigation and family law.
We represent people from all across the Commonwealth of Kentucky, and we have an attorney licensed to practice in Ohio and West Virginia. Our lawyers have experienced a diverse range of cases and issues and have worked with clients from a variety of industries. We handle personal injury cases, real estate transactions, corporate law matters, personal income taxes, family law issues, estate planning and probates, and much more. Contact us today for a free case evaluation.
Medical Malpractice
We also represent clients for a number of other types of personal injury cases, such as medical malpractice and other insurance claims. Whatever your situation, we want to help you get results.
Though estate planning documents can be complex, our attorneys can help walk you through what makes the most sense for you and your family.
Wills
During an initial meeting, one of our attorneys will review the Last Will and other estate documents, including whatever assets the decedent might have had, such as investment accounts, life insurance policies, and real property.
Trusts
A revocable trust (or sometimes called a Living Trust) is a trust that is created during your lifetime and can be canceled at any time before your death; an irrevocable trust, on the other hand, cannot be canceled and will only cease when the terms of the trust are carried out in full or through a Court action.
Power of Attorney
A Power of Attorney names an attorney in fact to act on your behalf to manage your affairs and execute documents in your places, such as bank checks, contracts, tax documents, and deeds of conveyance.
Our tax attorneys can help you plan for your estate’s taxes, minimizing the burden to your family. In addition, we prepare state inheritance tax returns and can help make sure that all the necessary final tax returns are submitted.
Debt Collection
Demand letters are an important first step in collecting on past due accounts. Our attorneys can draft these letters for you so that they comply with debt collection law. Should the letter go unheeded, then further action can be taken, as discussed below.