Legal Opinion
Laurie Pierce v. Josh Slate
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided July 7, 2017No. 2016-420PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCarroll, J.
¶ 1. Mother appeals from the trial court's dismissal of her parentage action under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA), as well as its denial of her motion to reconsider. Mother essentially argues that Vermont, not Virginia, should assert jurisdiction over this child custody case. We affirm.
¶ 2. As set forth in greater detail below, mother and father are the parents of a child born in Vermont in June 2016. The child also lived with parents for a time in Virginia. Father initiated child custody proceedings in Virginia in August 2016 and was granted custody of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- In Re Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee, LLCSupreme Court of Vermont · 2007
- In Re CifarelliSupreme Court of Vermont · 1992
- In re A.W.Supreme Court of Vermont · 2014
- Rocissono v. SpykesSupreme Court of Vermont · 2000
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