This is an announcement. You are receiving this as you have previously had contact with the Fauver Law Office, PLLC. This is not related to any case you previously may have had with our office, this is a Public Service Announcement. The expungement law has changed in Kentucky as of July 15, 2016. It is … Continue reading Ky Expungement Letter
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Some simple things you can do to help improve your credit
Some simple things you can do to help improve your credit: Get a copy of your credit report. If you live in Kentucky, you are entitled to a free copy every year. You can get it from www.annualcreditreport.com. Do not take any of the add-ons, just go straight through for your free report. Once you have … Continue reading Some simple things you can do to help improve your credit
Gender change forms for JCPS students
As of the beginning of this school year, 2016-2017, JCPS has a new form which allows for the changing of a student’s name and/or gender, in the record. This would mean that the name and gender of the child, could match their chosen name and gender identity. This is in place of legal name change … Continue reading Gender change forms for JCPS students
What is a Gross Misdemeanor
A bill was recently introduced for consideration for Kentucky’s General Assembly next year that would change some felonies to “gross misdemeanors”. A felony is crime punishable by over a year and jail and if one pleads guilty, or is found guilty of a felony, it has previously kept people from (just some of the limitations) voting, owning a gun, and … Continue reading What is a Gross Misdemeanor
Star Trek and same-sex marriage
How Star Trek and Marriage Equality are tied together, in my life The history of the same-gender marriage timeline have been discussed in other blog posts, but where same-gender (or same-sex) marriage began to intersect with Star Trek in my timeline was in 2012. In 2012, I filed the first same-gender bankruptcy case in Kentucky. At that point, some states … Continue reading Star Trek and same-sex marriage
New expungement rules for felonies in Kentucky
As of July 15, 2016 many felonies in Kentucky can be expunged. The list is long enough hat is it is easier to say what is NOT expugnable. The convictions, or guilty pleas, that can’t be expunged are: Crimes involving seniors. Sex crimes. Drug trafficking; and Human trafficking. If the felony does not fall under one of these categories, it may be eligible … Continue reading New expungement rules for felonies in Kentucky
Upcoming US Supreme Court cases
For the next round of cases the Justices are reviewing: 14-10008 Wearry v. Cain (1) Whether the Louisiana courts erred in failing to find that the State’s failure to disclose exculpatory evidence violated its obligation underBrady v. Maryland and that this failure prejudiced the defense; and (2) whether the Louisiana courts erred in failing to find … Continue reading Upcoming US Supreme Court cases
A look back over the last 4 years and my personal involvement with the legal aspects of working with the LGBT community.
A look back over the last 4 years and my personal involvement with the legal aspects of working with the LGBT community. As long as I have been practicing law I have been assisting the LGBT community with things from wills to traffic tickets. In the Spring of 2012 I was hired to represent two men … Continue reading A look back over the last 4 years and my personal involvement with the legal aspects of working with the LGBT community.
same-sex marriage in Kentucky over the last two years
On July 26, 2013, we, Dawn Elliot and I(Shannon Fauver), filed the first same-sex marriage case in Kentucky. When we filed, we had not idea that our case would make it to the US Supreme Court and help change the equality movement. When we filed the cases, we had no idea the response we would get as far … Continue reading same-sex marriage in Kentucky over the last two years
Transgender news for the week
Transgender issues in the news the last week There have been three things that have made the news in the last week that affect transgendered individuals: The first one is the issue of gender identity on one’s driver’s license. As was reported on the news this week, “To change a gender on a license, the … Continue reading Transgender news for the week