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 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 that the court erred in…