Stinnett v. Stinnett

In Stinnett v. Stinnett, Ky. App., 915 S.W.2d 323 (1996), the Court noted that the requirement of Mennemeyer that there must be an inability or bad faith refusal of the parties to cooperate must "be read in conjunction with our supreme court's definition of 'cooperation' as it applies to joint custody situations." Stinnett, 915 S.W.2d at 324. The Court then held that a trial court may intervene and modify joint custody where there is an inability or bad faith refusal of a party to rationally participate in decisions concerning the child's upbringing. Id.