Legal Opinion

Hazlett v. Toomin

Supreme Court of Vermont

Decided July 12, 2011No. 10-274PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

¶ 1. Father appeals the trial court’s award to mother of primary legal and physical rights and responsibilities for their daughter. He contends that: (1) the court gave insufficient consideration to his superior ability to foster a positive relationship between the daughter and mother as compared to mother’s ability to support daughter’s relationship with him; (2) the court did not properly weigh an incident of mother allegedly abusing the daughter in drawing its conclusion to award her custody; and (3) the court gave undue weight to the conclusion that mother was the primary caregiver…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Cabot v. CabotSupreme Court of Vermont · 1997
  2. Nickerson v. NickersonSupreme Court of Vermont · 1992
  3. Begins v. BeginsSupreme Court of Vermont · 1998
  4. Habecker v. GiardSupreme Court of Vermont · 2003
  5. DeLeonardis v. PageSupreme Court of Vermont · 2010

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Rutanhira v. RutanhiraSupreme Court of Vermont · 2011
  2. Falanga v. BoylanSupreme Court of Vermont · 2015
  3. Falanga v. BoylanSupreme Court of Vermont · 2015
  4. Jacob Johnson v. Kimberly ElmoreSupreme Court of Vermont · 2026
  5. Patrick Maher v. Stacy MaherSupreme Court of Vermont · 2025

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