Titchenal v. Dexter

The issue in this case is whether the superior court may apply its equitable powers to adjudicate a visitation dispute that cannot be brought in statutory proceedings within the family court’s jurisdiction. We affirm the superior court’s decision that it does not possess the authority to adjudicate such matters.

The dispute arose after the breakup of a relationship between two women who had both participated in raising a child adopted by only one of them. Plaintiff alleges the following facts, which are disputed but accepted as true for purposes of reviewing the trial court’s dismissal of the…