Legal Opinion
Powers v. Office of Child Support
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided April 5, 2002No. 00-335PublishedCited by 103 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSkoglund, J.
Plaintiff Katherine Powers appeals from a superior court judgment dismissing her claims against defendants State of Vermont, Office of Child Support (“OCS”), and eleven of its current and former employees for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted under V.R.C.P. 12(b)(6).
Specifically, Powers claims that the Vermont OCS failed to adequately represent her in seeking enforcement of child support orders against her ex-husband. She argues that the court erred in determining that her claims against the State and OCS were barred by the doctrine of sovereign immunity and that her…
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