Lane v. Schenck

Plaintiff-mother appeals a family court order modifying her parental rights and responsibilities (custody) by imposing a condition that she reside in a location requiring no more than a four-hour drive from defendant-father’s residence. The modification was the court’s response to father’s request for custody of the couple’s three children after mother announced her intent to attend law school in Iowa. We must decide what standard applies in a proceeding brought under 15 V.S.A. § 668 (modification of custody) when, without agreement, a custodial parent decides to move a significant distance…