Legal Opinion

Jill Rinehart, M.D. v. Eric Svensson

Supreme Court of Vermont

Decided May 5, 2017No. 2015-350PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the CourtSkoglund, J.

¶ 1. In this appeal, father claims that, under 15 V.S.A. § 670, he is entitled as a matter of right to his sons' personal records, and specifically, to all of his sons' mental health records. The family court disagreed and denied father access to the requested records based on the best interests of the children. We affirm.

¶ 2. This appeal follows our decision in Rinehart v. Svensson , No. 2015-025, 2015 WL 3756802 (Vt. June 12, 2015) (unpub. mem.), https://www.vermontjudiciary.org/sites/default/files/documents/eo15-025.pdf, a three-justice opinion upholding the family court's denial of…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Gazo v. GazoSupreme Court of Vermont · 1997
  2. Payrits v. PayritsSupreme Court of Vermont · 2000
  3. Bancroft v. BancroftSupreme Court of Vermont · 1990
  4. DeSantis v. PeguesSupreme Court of Vermont · 2011
  5. Kasper v. KasperSupreme Court of Vermont · 2007

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Nicola Weaver v. David WeaverSupreme Court of Vermont · 2018

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