Holiday Related Cancellations In McCracken Family Court And Announcement Concerning Upcoming Meeting For Family Court Practitioners

We have been informed by Judge Henschel's office that all dockets in McCracken Family Court scheduled for November 26-27, 2015, and December 8, 2015, and December 24, 2015 through January 1, 2016, have been cancelled due to the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays and also due to the closing of the Judicial Branch for gubernatorial inauguration ceremonies.

We also have the following message from Judge Henschel:

Dear Bar Association:

I will hold a short meeting on November  24, 2015 at 2:00p.m., or as soon as Motion Hour is over, for attorneys that regularly practice in Family Court.  I am excited to share a few ideas and eager to hear your suggestions about our Family Court.

I have had a full and exciting first month  as your new Family Court Judge. I am grateful for the amount  of support I have received from our Bar and hope to serve you all for many years to come.

Judge Deanna Wise Henschel

November Meeting

Our regular lunch meeting is scheduled for Monday, November 16, 2015, at 12:00 p.m., at Tribeca, located at 127 Market House Square.  The price of the lunch is $12.50 (including tax and gratuity).  Please bring either cash or a check made payable to “McCracken County Bar Association.”

Rob Goff of the law firm Keuler, Kelly, Hutchins & Blankenship, LLP will be our speaker.  The topic will be “Estate Planning Without Thinking: Joint, POD and TOD Accounts and Other Beneficiary Designations.”  We are seeking CLE approval from the Kentucky Bar Association for this program.   

Please RSVP to belinda@ml-lawfirm.com by noon on Friday, November 13, 2015, so that we can provide an accurate lunch count to Tribeca.

McCracken County Domestic Relations Clinic

We received the following announcement from Kentucky Legal Aid:

In June this year, the Kentucky Bar Foundation provided a grant to assist low income individuals with family law issues in McCracken, Davies, and Warren counties.  Members of each local Bar Association donate their time to meet, one on one, with clinic participants to provide advice concerning family law and the rules and procedures of family court. One clinic was conducted on September 17, 2015. Sixteen (16) low-income individuals were assisted at the September Clinic.

The McCracken County Bar Association previously received a grant to conduct domestic relations clinics in 2012 and 2013. In 2013, 115 indigent persons received assistance though this program. The Clinic demonstrates that the legal community is genuinely dedicated to educating the public concerning legal issues, and to insuring access to justice to those who cannot afford the services of private counsel.  The McCracken County  Domestic Relations Clinic is a success thanks to the generosity of Kentucky Bar Foundation and the McCracken County legal community.

The Clinic is held at the McCracken County Public Library.  Dates and times of upcoming clinics are: 

November 10, 2015, from 4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. 

January 19, 2016, from 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

March 15, 2016, from 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

May 17, 2016, from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m.

Attorneys interested in volunteering at the Clinic may call (270-442-5518) or e-mail  Lawyers Care Pro Bono Coordinator, Leslie Ballard lballard@klaid.org or nbash@klaid.org.  Attorneys will find it to be a rewarding experience