Legal Opinion
Matthews v. Riley
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided July 22, 1994No. 93-562PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Allen, C J.
Plaintiff Mary Ellen Matthews appeals an order of the family court requiring her to show cause why she should not be held in contempt for her failure to comply with a custody order regarding visitation between her son, Matthew, and his father, defendant James Riley. We affirm.
The parties were divorced in Vermont in September 1986. The divorce decree awarded the mother parental rights and responsibilities for Matthew, and provided for regular contact between father and son, to occur at reasonable times and places and with reasonable notice to the mother. When this arrangement proved…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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3Cited by15 opinions
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