Matthew W. Pitts v. Amanda M. Moore

*1172GORMAN, J.

[¶ 1] Amanda M. Moore appeals from a judgment entered in the District Court (Springvale, Danin, J.) finding that Matthew W. Pitts' is her child’s de facto parent and its award of contact on that basis. We take this opportunity to provide guidance to parties and courts grappling with claims by persons asking to be identified as de facto parents, and vacate the judgment and remand the matter to the District Court for further proceedings.

I. BACKGROUND

[¶ 2] Pitts and Moore dated and lived together on an “on again, off again” basis for more than eight years. While separated from Pitts in…