Valerie R. (Bishop-Martel) Winn v. Jean Martel

MAINE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT Reporter of Decisions Decision:

2020 ME 4

Docket: And-19-141 Argued: November 5, 2019 Decided: January 7, 2020 Revised: March 31, 2020 Panel: SAUFLEY, C.J., and ALEXANDER, MEAD, GORMAN, JABAR, and HUMPHREY, JJ.* VALERIE R. (BISHOP-MARTEL) WINN v. JEAN MARTEL SAUFLEY, C.J. [¶1] Valerie R. Winn,1 the mother of a child whose father is Jean Martel, appeals from a judgment of the District Court (Lewiston, Lawrence, J.) awarding child support to Martel’s sister—the child’s paternal aunt—who had been providing ongoing residence and care for the child. The mother argues…