Legal Opinion

Bell v. Squires

Supreme Court of Vermont

Decided December 10, 2003No. 02-314PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

¶ 1. Mother appeals a family court order awarding sole legal and physical custody of her two children to their natural father. Mother contends that the court erred by ignoring the best interests of the children, that it failed to give sufficient weight to her role as the children’s sole care giver over the last three years, and that it wrongly punished her for resisting the court-ordered parent-contact schedule with father. We affirm.

¶ 2. This case began as a parentage action filed by the Office of Child Support against father to establish paternity, parental rights and responsibilities, and…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Harris v. HarrisSupreme Court of Vermont · 1988
  2. Begins v. BeginsSupreme Court of Vermont · 1998
  3. Habecker v. GiardSupreme Court of Vermont · 2003
  4. Cloutier v. BlowersSupreme Court of Vermont · 2001
  5. Renaud v. RenaudSupreme Court of Vermont · 1998

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Chase v. BowenSupreme Court of Vermont · 2008
  2. Miller-Jenkins v. Miller-JenkinsSupreme Court of Vermont · 2010
  3. Sundstrom v. SundstromSupreme Court of Vermont · 2004
  4. Falanga v. BoylanSupreme Court of Vermont · 2015
  5. Falanga v. BoylanSupreme Court of Vermont · 2015

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