Legal Opinion

Varnum v. Varnum

Supreme Court of Vermont

Decided November 30, 1990No. 87-308PublishedCited by 41 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtDooley, J.

This is a divorce action between Larry James Varnum, plaintiff, and Christine Carol Varnum, defendant. They were divorced by order of the Caledonia Superior Court on May 17, 1987. Although the trial court dealt with all issues between the parties, the only appeal issues relate to custody of the two children of the marriage — Mack, now age 13 and Sarah, now' age 11. The court awarded legal and physical responsibility for both children to plaintiff, and defendant appeals that award. We affirm.

Defendant makes four arguments in this Court: (1) the trial court’s custody decision impermissibly…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Albert D. Johnson v. C.F. Ashby, M.D., and J.E. Stitcher, M.D.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1987
  2. Harris v. HarrisSupreme Court of Vermont · 1988
  3. Munoz v. MunozWashington Supreme Court · 1971
  4. Felton v. FeltonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
  5. Morris v. MorrisSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979

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3Cited by41 opinions

  1. Mullin v. PhelpsSupreme Court of Vermont · 1994
  2. State v. StreichSupreme Court of Vermont · 1995
  3. Follo v. FlorindoSupreme Court of Vermont · 2009
  4. Jakab v. JakabSupreme Court of Vermont · 1995
  5. State v. DecoteauSupreme Court of Vermont · 2007

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