Legal Opinion

Gallagher v. Dutton

Supreme Court of Rhode Island

Decided February 20, 2006No. 2000-172-AppealPublished

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

The defendant, Karen Dutton, appeals pro se from a Family Court order modifying the custody of her minor child. In that order, the trial justice awarded the sole custody and physical placement of the child to the plaintiff, Richard L. Gallagher, with reasonable visitation rights to the defendant. This matter came before the Supreme Court pursuant to an order directing both parties to appear and show cause why the issue raised in this appeal should not be decided summarily. After considering the written submissions1 of the parties and examining the record, we discern no such cause, and…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Pettinato v. PettinatoSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1990
  2. Suddes v. SpinelliSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1997
  3. Berard v. BerardSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2000
  4. D'Onofrio v. D'OnofrioSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1999
  5. Ribeiro v. MonahanSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1987

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