Legal Opinion

Michele L. Wright v. Dean J. Kemp

Supreme Court of Vermont

Decided February 15, 2019No. 2018-210PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MORRIS, Supr. J. (Ret.), Specially Assigned.

I. Testimony of Minor Child

DeSantis v. Pegues , 2011 VT 114 , ¶ 35, 190 Vt. 457 , 35 A.3d 152 ; Gabriel v. Pritchard , 173 Vt. 452 , 455, 788 A.2d 1 , 5 (2001) (mem.); Mullin v. Phelps , 162 Vt. 250 , 267, 647 A.2d 714 , 724 (1994).

A separate hearing was necessary because daughter was on a school trip at the time of the March 2018 hearing.

Father's Facebook posts were not introduced into evidence. On appeal, father argues that he should have been permitted to present additional, unspecified evidence about stepfather. Father failed to preserve this…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Mullin v. PhelpsSupreme Court of Vermont · 1994
  3. Hoover (Letourneau) v. HooverSupreme Court of Vermont · 2000
  4. Lane v. SchenckSupreme Court of Vermont · 1992
  5. Payrits v. PayritsSupreme Court of Vermont · 2000

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3Cited by5 opinions

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