Payable-on-death (POD) designations on bank accounts are one of the simplest estate planning tools available. You name a beneficiary on your account, and when you die, the funds transfer directly to that person without going through probate. No attorney fees, no court proceedings, no waiting. But this simplicity can be deceiving. POD accounts can create…
Most Kentucky workers who are injured on the job are limited to workers’ compensation benefits. But workers’ comp has significant limitations — it does not cover pain and suffering, it pays only a fraction of lost wages, and it does not punish employers for unsafe conditions. In certain situations, Kentucky law allows injured workers to…
Discovering that a parent or loved one has left you out of their will is painful. But being disinherited does not necessarily mean you have no recourse. Depending on the circumstances, Kentucky law may provide you with legal options to challenge the will, claim a statutory share, or recover assets that were improperly transferred before…
You won your lawsuit and obtained a judgment — but the debtor lives in another state, or has moved their assets across state lines. A Kentucky judgment is not automatically enforceable in Ohio, Indiana, Tennessee, or any other state. To collect, you need to domesticate the judgment in the state where the debtor’s assets are…
When a business misleads you — through false advertising, deceptive sales tactics, or hidden fees — Kentucky law provides more than just a breach of contract claim. The Kentucky Consumer Protection Act (KCPA), codified at KRS 367.110 through KRS 367.300, gives consumers a powerful tool to fight back against unfair and deceptive trade practices, with…
Parents sometimes name two or more children as co-executors, thinking it will keep things fair. In practice, co-executor arrangements often create more problems than they solve. When co-executors disagree about how to administer the estate — whether to sell the family home, how to value assets, which creditors to pay, or how quickly to distribute…
When an aging parent can no longer make decisions about their health, finances, or daily care, adult children often face the difficult question of whether to seek guardianship. In Kentucky, guardianship is a court-supervised process that transfers decision-making authority from an incapacitated person to a court-appointed guardian. It is a significant legal step — one…
When people think of premises liability, they usually think of slip-and-fall cases. But property owner liability in Kentucky extends to a wide range of hazards — swimming pool accidents, defective stairways, inadequate parking lot security, falling objects, and more. If you were injured on someone else’s property due to a dangerous condition, the property owner…
If you rent a home or apartment in Kentucky, your landlord has specific legal obligations to maintain the property in a habitable condition. When a landlord ignores repair requests — leaving tenants with broken heating, plumbing leaks, mold, or pest infestations — the tenant is not without options. Kentucky law provides remedies that range from…
Non-compete agreements are common in Kentucky employment relationships, particularly for salespeople, executives, physicians, and anyone with access to trade secrets or confidential customer information. But many employees sign non-competes without understanding what they are agreeing to — and many employers assume their non-competes are bulletproof when they may not be. Kentucky courts will enforce non-compete…