JONES v. MURPHY

No. 00-067.

772 A.2d 502 (2001)

Julie JONES v. Richard J. MURPHY.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

March 2, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Karen Miller of Miller & Tonelli, Randolph, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Peter M. Nowlan of Nowlan & Meyer, Randolph, for Defendant-Appellant.

Present: AMESTOY, C.J., DOOLEY, MORSE, JOHNSON and SKOGLUND, JJ.


AMESTOY, C.J.

Defendant Richard Murphy appeals a parentage order finding him to be the biological father of Eric Jones, the youngest son of plaintiff Julie Jones. Defendant asserts that the Orange Family Court was without jurisdiction to consider plaintiff's parentage complaint against him because: (1) a final divorce judgment between plaintiff and her ex-husband Jeffrey Jones had determined that Mr. Jones had parental rights and responsibilities for Eric; (2) a subsequent...

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