Tag Archives: Cabinet for Health and Family Services

Best Practice in Dependency, Abuse & Neglect Matters

Posted on January 3, 2009 by G.A. Napier

I am writing this to correct any idea that I inadvertently promoted that being adversarial with the Cabinet is the way to win your case (I mean adversarial in the sense of ones attitude rather than in the sense that the court process is an adversarial process). Those criticisms are designed mainly for a global change in the system through political action; they are not meant to fuel a personal vendetta in an individual case. Continue reading →

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Stall Tactic – Involuntary Termination of Parental Rights

Posted on September 3, 2008 by G.A. Napier

Kentucky sets forth the grounds for a court involuntarily terminating parental rights in KRS 625.090. The statute basically gives the essential elements, all of which much be proved by the heightened standard of “clear and convincing” evidence: the child has … Continue reading →

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