Legal Opinion

Miller-Jenkins v. Miller-Jenkins

Supreme Court of Vermont

Decided October 29, 2010No. 09-473PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

¶ 1. Lisa Miller appeals a family court decision modifying parental rights and responsibilities by awarding her expartner, Janet Miller-Jenkins, sole physical and legal custody of their minor child, IMJ, with visitation rights for Lisa to be determined at a later point. Lisa argues that the order violates her fundamental constitutional rights as IMJ’s biological parent and that several of the family court’s factual findings and conclusions of law warrant reversal. We affirm, and we also order further proceedings to occur at the time of the transfer of custody.

¶ 2. Many of the background facts…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Troxel v. GranvilleSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. State v. Ben-Mont CorporationSupreme Court of Vermont · 1994
  3. Follo v. FlorindoSupreme Court of Vermont · 2009
  4. Begins v. BeginsSupreme Court of Vermont · 1998
  5. State v. HinchliffeSupreme Court of Vermont · 2009

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. DeSantis v. PeguesSupreme Court of Vermont · 2011
  2. Jenkins ex rel. Miller-Jenkins v. MillerDistrict Court, D. Vermont · 2013
  3. Raymond Knutsen v. Karen CegalisSupreme Court of Vermont · 2016
  4. Nicola Weaver v. David WeaverSupreme Court of Vermont · 2018
  5. Chickanosky v. ChickanoskySupreme Court of Vermont · 2011

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