Legal Opinion

In re B.C.

Supreme Court of Vermont

Decided August 2, 2013No. 2013-073PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSkoglund, J.

¶ 1. Father appeals from a judgment of the superior court, family division, terminating his parental rights to the minor B.C. Father contends the trial court erroneously: (1) denied parent-child contact in violation of his fundamental rights; (2) denied a request for an independent mental examination of the child; (3) made unsupported findings; and (4) erroneously applied the statutory best-interests criteria. We affirm.

¶ 2. The record reveals a rather tangled factual and procedural history. B.C. was born in May 2004. A parentage order in May 2006 awarded mother sole parental rights and…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Stanley v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. In re A.F.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1993
  3. Mullin v. PhelpsSupreme Court of Vermont · 1994
  4. In re S.B.Supreme Court of Vermont · 2002
  5. In re C. P.Supreme Court of Vermont · 2012

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Nicola Weaver v. David WeaverSupreme Court of Vermont · 2018
  2. Charles Groves v. Tasaday GreenSupreme Court of Vermont · 2016
  3. In re I.B., JuvenileSupreme Court of Vermont · 2016
  4. Dunbar v. HathawayVermont Superior Court · 2025
  5. In Re A.G., T.A., J.A., B.A., Juveniles (J.A., Father)Supreme Court of Vermont · 2024

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