Lawrence v. Limoge

Defendant appeals the granting of visitation privileges with her daughter, Cassandra, to plaintiff, who claims to be the child’s father. She also appeals the lower court’s denial of her motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. We agree that the superior court lacked jurisdiction to order visitation and remand with instructions for the superior court to dismiss the petition.

This case has a lengthy procedural history. Plaintiff initially filed a “Petition to Enforce Visitation” under 15 V.S.A. § 1032, the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act (UCCJA). He alleged that he and…