Legal Opinion
In re M.L. & Z.L.
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided January 29, 2010No. 2009-089PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBurgess, J.
¶ 1. The State of Vermont appeals from the family court’s dismissal of its petition to declare juveniles M.L. and Z.L. as children in need of care or supervision (CHINS). Children join the State’s appeal. The State asserts that the family court applied an improperly high standard of proof and relied on irrelevant evidence in reaching its conclusion. We affirm.
¶ 2. Parents have two children, a daughter M.L., born in June 2002, and a son Z.L., born in November 2007. In March 2008, three-month-old Z.L. was rushed to the hospital with life-threatening head injuries. In treating Z.L., doctors…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Metropolitan Stevedore Co. v. RamboSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- In re A.F.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1993
- In re R.B.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1989
- E.J.R. v. YoungSupreme Court of Vermont · 1994
- In re A. D.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1983
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3Cited by24 opinions
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