Legal Opinion
Hunt v. Hunt
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided August 5, 1994No. 93-424PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAllen, C.J.
Defendant Eugene Hunt was found in contempt of court for failure to comply with an order to pay child support. He appeals both the finding of contempt and the underlying support order, alleging that their imposition violates his right to free exercise of religion, as guaranteed by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution and Chapter I, Article 3 of the Vermont Constitution. We affirm the order of support, but vacate the judgment of contempt.
Defendant belongs to the Northeast Kingdom Community Church in Island Pond. In keeping with their faith in an “everlasting covenant” with…
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