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.
On Friday, Judge Charles Simms III, who presided over the 10-day trial in which Houck was convicted in the 2015 murder or Rogers, ordered Houck not to transfer any property until at least after an evidentiary hearing scheduled for Oct. 8.
For a third straight day, dozens of federal agents searched two rural Nelson County properties that were once owned by members of Brooks Houck's family in the latest investigation into Crystal Rogers' death.
From the very beginning and over the course of time, the past nine years have been filled with heartache and suffering.
The lawsuit seeks unspecified monetary damages for wrongful death and asks for a jury trial.
Houck had been in the Hardin County Detention Center on a $10 million cash bond since his September arrest.
According to court records unsealed Friday, Steve Lawson was indicted by a Nelson County grand jury in May for tampering with evidence. On Dec. 6, he was indicted on a charge for conspiracy to commit murder in connection with the Rogers case.
In its ruling issued Tuesday, the court cited several reasons, including agreeing with a lower court's opinion that Houck is a flight risk and could be a danger to potential witnesses.
Tommy Ballard was shot and killed on Nov. 19, 2016. For years, his death was a mystery.
The Crystal Rogers and Tommy Ballard murder cases have rocked the city of Bardstown for years.