Legal Opinion
In re M.C.
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided February 26, 1991No. 90-538PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appellant mother appeals from the family court’s order dismissing a petition to have her children declared Children in Need of Services (CHINS) pursuant to 33 V.S.A. § 5526. Neither the state’s attorney for Rutland County, who filed the CHINS petition, nor the attorney for the children appealed the dismissal of the CHINS petition. Appellee father moved to dismiss the appeal on the grounds that appellant has no standing.
The generally recognized rule is that a party must be aggrieved by a decision to appeal therefrom. Howard Savings Inst. v. Peep, 34 N. J. 494,499, 170 A.2d 39, 41 (1961). In…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Howard Savings Inst. of Newark v. PeepSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1961
- State v. Central Vermont Railway Co.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1908
- Braasch v. MandelSupreme Court of Delaware · 1961
- In re Estate of WalshSupreme Court of Vermont · 1975
3Cited by6 opinions
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