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Skinner v. Skinner, KY, Child Custody Jurisdiction
SKINNER V. SKINNER CHILD CUSTODY JURISDICTION 2006-CA-002523 PUBLISHED: AFFIRMING IN PART, REVERSING IN PART, AND REMANDING PANEL: STUMBO PRESIDING; ACREE, GRAVES CONCUR COUNTY: WAYNE Dad appealed from TC?s order sustaining Mom?s motion asking TC to take jurisdiction of child custody matters stemming from a prior dissolution of marriage proceeding in Tennessee...

Skinner v. Quarterman: Fifth Circuit grants COA
In a case that many have watched for some time due to claims of factual innocence, Henry Skinner v. Quarterman, the Fifth Circuit Wednesday granted a Certificate of Appealability on two issues...

Child custody jurisdiction and out of state proceedings: SKINNER V. SKINNER (COA 3/14/2008)
SKINNER V. SKINNER FAMILY LAW: Child custody jurisdiction 2006-CA-002523 PUBLISHED: AFFIRMING IN PART, REVERSING IN PART, AND REMANDING PANEL: STUMBO PRESIDING; ACREE, GRAVES CONCUR COUNTY: WAYNE DATE RENDERED: 3/14/2008 Dad appealed from TC?s order sustaining Mom?s motion asking TC to take jurisdiction of child custody matters stemming from a prior dissolution of marriage proceeding in Tennessee...

DHS investigator reopens Arar rendition probe
[JURIST] The Department of Homeland Security's internal investigations department has reopened an investigation into the extraordinary rendition [JURIST news archive] of Canadian engineer Maher Arar [advocacy website; JURIST news archive], DHS Inspector General Richard Skinner [official profile] told a congressional subcommittee Thursday...

Amending the Bankruptcy Schedules: Sometimes Its Best to Say No
In a consumer bankruptcy case, sometimes the trustee will request, or even demand, that the debtor amend the schedules, based upon the trustee’s opinion that something has been omitted, or that something is incorrect...

KY Court of Appeals To Be Published Family Law Case(s) Released Today
Of the Court of Appeals decisions designated to be published today, one is a jurisdiciton dispute involving a child, Skinner v. Skinner. The link to Commonwealth v. C.M. is broken and the COA case info for 2007 CA 1468 shows nothing, either...