RIVERS v. HOWELL

No. 2008-CA-000451-ME.

276 S.W.3d 279 (2008)

Jason L. RIVERS, Appellant, v. Sherry HOWELL, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

December 31, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Decker, Louisville, KY, for appellant.

Lucy M. Heskins, Marjorie A. Farris, Jamie K. Neal, Louisville, KY, for appellee.

Bethany A. Breetz, Louisville, KY, oral argument for appellee.

Before LAMBERT, STUMBO, and THOMPSON, Judges.


OPINION

THOMPSON, Judge.

Jason L. Rivers appeals from a domestic violence order (DVO) entered against him by the Jefferson Family Court. The issue presented is whether the petitioner, Sherry Howell, had standing to seek a DVO. Because we conclude that the trial court's finding that she was a member of an "unmarried couple" as defined in KRS 403.720(3) was clearly erroneous, we must reverse.

On December 23, 2007, Rivers was arrested and charged...

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