Leone v. Leone

The respondent, Richard Leone, appeals a decision by the Littleton Family Division (Cyr, J.) denying his request to testify telephonically in defense of the domestic violence petition brought by the petitioner, Cindy Leone. We reverse and remand.

The record reveals the following facts. The parties met in Vermont in 1999 and moved to Mississippi together the following year. They married in 2005 and had two children, a son born in 2006 and a daughter born in 2007. The family resided together in Mississippi until approximately January 6, 2010, when the petitioner left for New Hampshire with the…