Quality Family Law Representation

"Because It Matters"

Stephanie A. Dietz

Attorney
Edgewood, Kentucky

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Stephanie A. Dietz represents parties in divorce actions including division of business interests, retirement accounts, and other property as well as child custody issues. Her experience allows her to handle these cases both inside and outside the courtroom. Stephanie also handles all forms of adoption cases.

Stephanie is from Versailles, Kentucky, but she has lived in Northern Kentucky since 1991. She is actively involved in her church, St. Pius X in Edgewood, and active with her children’s activities, including being an assistant coach for the Covington Catholic High School Mock Trial Team. Stephanie is an avid runner, and lives in Edgewood, Kentucky, with her husband, Jim, who is also a practicing attorney, and their two sons.

Areas of Practice

Divorce and Dissolution
Adoption
Paternity and Child Support
Custody
Prenuptial Agreements
Mediation
Collaborative Divorce

Certified Legal Specialties

Trained Family Law Mediator
Trained in Collaborative Divorce

Bar Admissions

Kentucky, 1994
Ohio, 1995
Indiana, 1996
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Kentucky, 1994

Education

Salmon P. Chase College of Law, Highland Heights, Kentucky
- J.D. – 1994
University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
- B.A. – 1990

Published Works

Authors Updates for Baldwin Practice Series on adoptions and termination of parental rights
Alternate Dispute Resolution Collaborative Family Law, Kentucky Bench & Bar, March, 2006
Authored article on Collaborative Family Law for KBA Bench & Bar, 2006
Author, Adoption and Termination of Parental Rights Chapter in Kentucky Practice Series, 2010
Co-Author, Do Grandparent Rights Exist in Kentucky?, Lex Loci , June, 2021

See Article here

Representative Cases

Moore v. Asente, 110 S.W.3d 336 (Ky., 2005)
Schweikert v. Schweikert, 2006-CA-002472-MR
J.M.H. v. Judy G., 2006-CA-000341-ME,
Rabe v. Rabe, 2007-CA-001594-ME and

Classes/Seminars

Speaker at 2000 Kentucky Bar Association Convention in Covington speaking on high conflict adoptions
Speaker at Northern Kentucky Bar Association Bankruptcy Seminar, Domestic Law Update, June 2009
Speaker, Salmon P. Chase College of Law Alumni Association, “A View from Across the River II: Nuances Between Kentucky and Ohio Practice,” October 2009
Speaker at Access to Justice Foundation Family Law Training, Child Custody Law Update, May 2012
Speaker at 2014 Kentucky Bar Association Convention in Covington speaking with Judge Christopher Mehling about pitfalls in family law cases
Speaker at Salmon P. Chase College of Law for Judge Gregory Bartlett’s Civil Procedure Class on division of property and maintenance
Speaker at multiple Northern Kentucky Bar Association CLE Days on family law topics
Speaker at multiple Northern Kentucky Bar Association Family Law Section seminars

Honors and Awards

Volunteer Lawyer of the Year Award, 2000
Cincinnati Leading Lawyer 2009-Present
2005 Cincinnati Business Courier’s 40 under 40

Professional Associations and Memberships

American Bar Association (Member), Family Law Section Member
Kentucky Bar Association (Member), Family Law Section Member
Northern Kentucky Collaborative Professionals, Inc., Secretary
International Association of Collaborative Professionals
Northern Kentucky Bar Association (Member), Family Law Section past Chair 2004-2008 and current Member

Pro Bono Activities

Court Appointed Special Advocate (“CASA”), 1992 to 1994
Campbell County Foster Care Review Board, Member, 1995 to 1997
Salmon P. Chase College of Law Alumni Board of Directors, 1999 to 2002
St. Pius X Catholic Church, Member (VIRTUS trained), Sunday School Teacher, 2003 to 2004
Family Court Mediator, Campbell County and Kenton County, 2001 to 2010
St. Pius X School (VIRTUS trained), Coached the Academic Team, 2012
American Inn of Courts, Member, 2011 to 2013
Covington Catholic High School, Mock Trail Assistant Coach, 2015 to Present
Cinderella’s Closet, Immanuel Methodist Church – Volunteer “Fairy Godmother”, 2015 to 2016
Northern Kentucky University Collegiate Advisory Board for Eta Chapter of Kappa Delta Sorority
University of Kentucky Alumni Association, Member
Mary Rose Mission, Florence, Kentucky – Volunteer
NaviGo Team Member
Northern Kentucky Volunteer Lawyers, Volunteer