CABINET FOR HEALTH & FAMILY SERV. v. L.G.

2021-SC-0530-DGE 2021-SC-0533-DGE.

653 S.W.3d 93 (2022)

Commonwealth of Kentucky, CABINET FOR HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES, Appellant v. L.G.; H.M.; and J.M., Appellees and J.M., Appellant v. L.G.; G.M.; H.M.; Commonwealth of Kentucky, Cabinet for Health and Family Services; and Jefferson County Attorney, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

August 18, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL FOR APPELLANT/APPELLEE, COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY: Daniel J. Cameron , Attorney General of Kentucky, Michael J. O'Connell , Jefferson County Attorney, David Andrew Sexton , Special Assistant Attorney General/Assistant Jefferson County Attorney, Elizabeth Ann Duncan , Ingrid Lea Federspiel , Assistant Jefferson County Attorney, David Martin Feldkamp , Louisville.

COUNSEL FOR APPELLANT/APPELLEE, J.M.: William David Tingley , Ft. Mitchell, Hillary Ann Hunt , Graydon Head & Ritchey, LLP.

COUNSEL FOR APPELLEE, L.G.: John Harold Helmers, Jr. , Prospect, Helmers & Associates, Kevin Crosby Burke , Louisville, Jamie Kristin Neal , Burke Neal PLLC.

COUNSEL FOR APPELLEE, G.M.: Sarah Eleanor Clay , Clay, Law Office, PLLC.

COUNSEL FOR APPELLEE, H.M.: Pashens L. Fitzpatrick , Fitzpatrick Law Office.

COUNSEL FOR APPELLANT/APPELLEE, CABINET FOR HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES: Jennifer Ellen Clay , CHFS Office of Legal Services.


OPINION OF THE COURT BY JUSTICE.

The Jefferson Family Court found that L.G. emotionally abused her son, H.M. L.G. appealed, naming both the Cabinet for Health and Family Services (the Cabinet) and J.M., the father, as appellees. The Court of Appeals reversed. Both the Cabinet and J.M. appealed separately to this Court. This Court granted discretionary review of both cases and now consider the two appeals concurrently within...

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