Legal Opinion
Peloso v. Botkin
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided June 8, 1984No. 83-253PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBillings, C.J.
The defendant, Virginia Botkin, appeals an order of the Bennington Superior Court awarding custody of the parties’ son to the plaintiff. Although the defendant raises several issues on appeal, we need only address the first one, as it is dispositive of the matter. The first issue raised by defendant is whether, under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act, 15 V.S.A. §§ 1031-1051 (UCCJA), the court had subject matter jurisdiction over the plaintiff’s custody petition. See Sholty v. Carruth, 126 Ariz. 458, 459, 616 P.2d 918, 919 (1980) (uniform act covers subject matter jurisdiction, not…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Vanneck v. VanneckNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- Slidell v. ValentineSupreme Court of Iowa · 1980
- Hegler v. HeglerDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1980
- Gomez v. GomezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
- Boisvert v. BoisvertSupreme Court of Vermont · 1983
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3Cited by18 opinions
- In re B.C.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1999
- Catlin v. CatlinNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1992
- Johnson v. MurraySupreme Court of Minnesota · 2002
- Columb v. ColumbSupreme Court of Vermont · 1993
- In Re CifarelliSupreme Court of Vermont · 1992
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