Court of Appeals Affirms Trial Court’s Order Declining To Authorize DHHS’s Petition For Child Protective Proceedings
The Court of Appeals affirmed the Trial Court’s order on the basis that the Trial Court could not take jurisdiction because the minor child is protected under a no-contact order with Respondent and the minor child is living in a fit home environment with the non-respondent mother, who has been protecting the minor child and meeting her needs.
Court of Appeals Holds That An Award Of Attorney Fees Is Not Permissible In Domestic PPO Actions
The trial court erred in awarding Petitioner attorney fees associated with Respondent’s PPO violation. The Court of Appeals reversed and remanded.
Attorney Faces Criminal Contempt
In In re Contempt of Henry, a published opinion of the COA, the Court addressed a criminal contempt matter arising from appellant, attorney Kathy Henry’s, involvement with her brother, defendant Charles Henry’s, post-divorce judgment child support enforcement case.