Coles v. Coles

¶ 1. Tedley Coles (Father) challenges the trial court’s denial of his motion to reopen the time in which to file an appeal from a maintenance and child support order. He asserts that his motion was timely under Vermont Rule of Appellate Procedure 4(c). We affirm.

¶ 2. The record indicates the following. Father and mother divorced in February 2010, and father was ordered to pay child support and spousal maintenance. In September 2010, father moved to modify his child support obligation. Mother moved both to dismiss father’s motion and to modify father’s maintenance obligation. The court held a…