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Cover photo by Thinkstock.	Current Issue Volume 74, Number 1 January 2010 A Look at Domestic Violence Law in Kentucky A full copy of the current issue is available: PDF Format - 5.6 MB

A Look at Domestic Violence Law in Kentucky How Kentucky's Civil Legal Aid Programs Assist Victims of Domestic Violence: One Program's Perspective by Richard A. Cullison The Child Client in Domestic Violence Proceedings: The Ethical Dilemma of Child Advocacy in Guardian Ad Litem Appointments By Joshua B. Crabtree & Rebecca Ballard DiLoreto EPOs and DVOs: Significant Protection: Significant Restrictions; Potential for Abuse By Amanda Lester Hill Choosing Paramours Over Parenting: A Closer Look at the Relationship Between Parent and Non-Parent as a Factor in Termination of Parental Rights Cases By Jerry M. Lovitt Legislative Alert By Eileen M. O'Brien
Departments President's Page By Charles E. English, Jr. YLS By Jennifer H. Moore CLE Effective Legal Writing By Lars S. Smith & Ariana R. Levinson Kentucky Bar Association Financial Statements - June 30, 2009 Kentucky Bar News Kentucky Bar Applicants Who, What, When & Where

Communications & Publications Committee Frances E. Catron, Chair, Frankfort Paul Alley, Florence Mindy Barfield, Lexington Sandra A. Bolin, Berea Michael A. Breen, Bowling Green Christopher S. Burnside, Louisville David C. Condon, Owensboro James P. Dady, Newport Bruce K. Davis, Lexington Judith D. Fischer, Louisville P. Franklin Heaberlin, Prestonsburg Sheryl E. Heeter, Newport Judith B. Hoge, Louisville Edna M. Lowery, Frankfort Theodore T. Myre, Jr., Louisville Eileen M. O'Brien, Lexington Brian K. Pack, Glasgow Richard M. Rawdon, Jr., Georgetown E.P. Barlow Ropp, Glasgow Candace J. Smith, Covington Jeffrey R. Soukup, Lexington E. Frederick Straub, Jr., Paducah Gerald R. Toner, Louisville Katherine K. Vesely, Louisville John A. West, Covington Michele M. Whittington, Frankfort Publisher John D. Meyers Editor Frances E. Catron Managing Editor Barbara L. Thomas

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