TITCHENAL v. DEXTER

No. 96-188.

693 A.2d 682 (1997)

Chris TITCHENAL v. Diane DEXTER.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

Motion for Reargument Denied April 23, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Julie A. Frame and Jennifer E. Nelson of Hoff Curtis Pacht Cassidy & Frame, P.C., Burlington, for plaintiff-appellant.

John R. Durrance, Jr. of Gaston, Durrance & Fairbanks, Montpelier, for defendant-appellee.

Mary L. Bonauto, Boston, MA, for amicus curiae Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders.

Before ALLEN, C.J., and GIBSON, DOOLEY, MORSE and JOHNSON, JJ.


ALLEN, Chief Justice.

The issue in this case is whether the superior court may apply its equitable powers to adjudicate a visitation dispute that cannot be brought in statutory proceedings within the family court's jurisdiction. We affirm the superior court's decision that it does not possess the authority to adjudicate such matters.

The dispute arose after the breakup of a relationship between two women who had both participated in raising a child adopted...

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