COFFEY v. WETHINGTON

No. 2012-SC-000721-DGE.

421 S.W.3d 394 (2014)

Scott COFFEY, et al., Appellants v. James M. WETHINGTON, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

February 20, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Lee Avritt, Jr. , Lebanon, KY, Counsel for Appellants.

Elmer J. George , Lebanon, KY, Counsel for Appellee.


SCOTT, Justice.

Appellants, Scott and Melissa Coffey, sought custody of two minor children after their mother's death, which a Green County Circuit Court ultimately awarded them. Appellee, James Wethington, the children's biological father, appealed the court's decision. The Court of Appeals vacated the trial court's judgment with instructions to dismiss Appellants' custody petition on the grounds they lacked standing according to KRS 403.800 et seq. Appellants...

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