The 2017 Kentucky Legislature passed a new statute creating a rebuttable presumption of joint custody and equal parenting time in a custody proceeding when a party is filing for a temporary order. KRS §403.280. The link to the full statute is below.Section 2 of...
Month: August 2017
Ohio Law: When Drinking And Driving Becomes A Felony
Under Ohio law, an OVI charge is ordinarily a misdemeanor and not a felony. Unlike felonies, misdemeanors are not punishable by any prison time and the most serious misdemeanor is punishable by only up to six months of local jail time with a few exceptions. Under...
Obtaining Identification After an OVI Arrest
We are frequently asked how a person can show proof of identification following an OVI arrest. The short answer is that use of a passport or other identification cards should be used until a temporary state ID can be obtained. When someone is arrested for OVI and...
What if I don’t want the Court to decide?
When it comes to the most important things in your life, your children and financial security, you likely do not want a stranger deciding your future. When facing divorce, many people want to know what options they have other than litigation. There are many forms of...
An Alarming View Of Opioid Prescriptions
Lawmakers in Ohio have passed several measures designed to get a handle on the prescription of pain medications that can be addicting. The laws are one response to a frightening epidemic of opioid abuse and the resulting deaths. According to one recent estimate,...
Ohio’s Sixth District Court Of Appeals Clarifies What Constitutes A Marked Lanes Violation
The Sixth District Court of Appeals in State v. Huffman, 2017 Ohio 7007, recently released a decision clarifying what constitutes a marked lanes violation. This case is valuable for criminal defense attorneys not only because it delineates what constitutes a traffic...
Possessing Two Or More Drugs At The Same Time Leads To Multiple Sentences
Last week, the 12th District Court of Appeals in State v. Woodard, 2017-Ohio-6914 held that drug possession charges based upon the simultaneous possession of two or more controlled substances are not allied offenses of similar import. Essentially, allied offenses of...