Legal Opinion
Tutein v. Arteaga
Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands
Decided April 7, 2014No. S. Ct. Civil No. 2013-0050PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
(April 7, 2014)
Cabret, Associate Justice.
Njeri Tutein appeals the Superior Court’s order granting sole physical custody of her son A.A. to his father, Juan Arteaga. We affirm because the Superior Court appropriately considered A.A.’s best interests in awarding custody to Arteaga.
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
Tutein and Arteaga are the unmarried biological parents of A.A. and his older brother A.M.A. In July 2011, Tutein took A.A. with her on a trip to St. Croix with the stated intention of returning to New York three weeks later. However, after arriving on St. Croix,…
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