Houck agreed to let his sister, Rhonda McIlvoy, have full custody of Eli, who is now 12, according to court documents filed on Monday.
Rhonda McIlvoy filed a motion in Nelson Circuit Court on July 18, ten days after Brooks Houck was found guilty in the 2015 murder of Rogers, asking to maintain custody of Eli, who is now 12.
The judge presiding over Brooks Houck's murder trial will stay on the case.
Last month, Houck's attorneys asked the high court to remove Simms, arguing his "impartiality might reasonably be questioned from the perspective of a reasonable observer who is informed of all the surrounding facts and circumstances."
The Cabinet for Health and Family Services housed the child in the L&N Building, a 116-year-old office building at Broadway and 9th Street with no beds, showers or food providers.
From heated domestic violence cases to bitter custody battles, Louisville courtrooms often become center stage for heated disagreements.
Many important court hearings are being postponed or put on hold because of the COVID-19 pandemic. That includes adoption hearings.
Goodwin, who worked for more than a decade serving low-income citizens in the family law unit at the Legal Aid Society, more than doubled the vote of her two challengers in the race for Family Court judge in the 30th Judicial District.
The judges, all presiding in Jefferson Family Court, have partially canceled their dockets until at least July 29.
Police arrested 63-year-old Robert James Hayden for the crime.