Brennan v. Brennan

The mother of a minor child appeals from an order of the Addison Family Court awarding custody of the child to the father. We reverse.

The parties married in 1986 and have one child, Cody, who was three and a half years old at the time of the final hearing in November 1995. Following the separation of the parties, the child lived with the mother in the marital home, and the court found that she was the primary caregiver. Both parties have present relationships. According to the court, the father’s girlfriend, who attended the hearing, “seems quite clearly attached to Cody.”

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