RANKIN v. CRISWELL

No. 2007-CA-002486-ME.

277 S.W.3d 621 (2008)

Michael Wayne RANKIN, Sr., Appellant, v. Penny CRISWELL, Individually; and Penny Criswell, on Behalf of Angelica Jessie and Michael Rankins, Jr., Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

December 31, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark Hyatt Gaston, Louisville, KY, for Appellant.

No brief filed for Appellee.

Before LAMBERT, STUMBO, and THOMPSON, Judges.


OPINION AND ORDER

THOMPSON, Judge.

Michael Rankin, Sr. appeals from a domestic violence order (DVO) entered against him by the Jefferson Family Court which precludes him from having any contact with his former wife, Penny Criswell, and their two minor children. We agree with his claim that the family court failed to conduct a full evidentiary hearing as required by our domestic violence statutes and, therefore, remand the case for a hearing.

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