Jones v. Jones

OPINION BY

KLEIN, J.:

¶ 1 The trial judge, the distinguished Susan Devlin Scott, determined by clear and convincing evidence that awarding primary custody to the non-biological parent of a lesbian couple, Patricia Jones (“Jones”), as against the biological mother, Ellen Boring Jones (“Boring”), was in the best interests of the twin children that had been raised by them until the couple parted. We find (a) that the trial judge used the correct standard of proof, clear and convincing evidence, and (b) that the evidence was sufficient to show by clear and convincing evidence that the children were…