Harris v. Harris

The main issue in this divorce proceeding is whether the father [plaintiff] or mother [defendant] of the three minor children of the marriage — two boys, ages 8 and 10 at the time of the trial court order and one girl, age 3 at that time — will be awarded custody. The trial court awarded custody to the plaintiff with liberal visitation to the defendant. The defendant appeals, raising a scattershot of objections to the custody award, with the primary focus placed on whether the trial court findings and order are consistent with our new child custody statute — 15 V.S.A. § 665(b). In addition,…