Has Kinship ever initiated a lawsuit against the SDA Church?

No, Kinship has never sued the Seventh-day Adventist Church or ever planned to sue the church. This myth is often perceived because in 1987 the Seventh-day Adventist Church filed legal action with the State of California in an attempt to prohibit SDA Kinship from using the name "Seventh-day Adventist" and the abbreviation "SDA." On October 3, 1991, United States District Judge Mariana R. Pfaeizer ruled that Seventh-day Adventist Kinship International, Inc. did not infringe on the Seventh-day Adventist Church's use of the name and that Kinship may continue to use the identifying name. (The complete text of the judge's decision is available upon request.)