Johnson v. Johnson

Defendant Valerie Johnson appeals a divorce judgment, arguing that the family court abused its discretion by (1) giving plaintiff Ray Johnson sole parental rights and responsibilities of the parties’ seven-year-old daughter, (2) allowing the child’s guardian ad litem (GAL) to testify in violation of V.R.F.E 7, and (3) awarding her one-half the equity in the marital home to be paid in twelve years without any provision for interest on account of the delay in payment. We reverse.

The parties had been married approximately six years when in July 1993 the father moved out of the marital home and…